Hi Andreas
is it impossible to get an idea of the paraphysis contents? Even if this sample is very old this must not be impossible. I assume you checked any behaviour against KOH?

The gel between the medullary cells is not that thick, is such impossible for a Mollisia?

Zotto

Dear Zotto,

the paraphyses had a refractive content and as far as I could see it was the whole length. But I didn't get the hymenium rehydrate properly, even not in KOH
KOH-reaction was negative.

The excipulum has no clear round cells, but only scattered roundish cells between unequal other cells. And a medulla of such kind I have never seen in Mollisia before, no sign of a textura intricata of thin hyphae.Already when cutting the apothecium it was completely different, like rubber and not soft as Mollisia is. I had the idea that this rubbery consistency might give an idea in which group this might belong to.

May be I should try a better section, but that has to wait ....

thank you and best regards,

Andreas

When I look at a section of, e.g., M. olivascens, I see almost no roundish cells 8see below).
But I admit, a thick-walled I cannot remember in a species of Mollisia. Anyhow I would expect that genetic data on this woud place ot there.