Racoleus, a new genus of sterile filamentous lichen-forming fungi from the tropics, with observations on the nomenclature and typification of Cystocoleus and Racodium

Table 1 Main anatomical characters distinguishing the genera Cystocoleus, Racodium, and Racoleus.

Character	*Cystocoleus*	*Racodium*	*Racoleus*
Hyphal arrangement	Twisted	Vertical	Vertical
Hyphal wall corrugation	Present	Absent	Present
Hyphal wall ornamentation	Warted	Smooth	Smooth
Lateral spines	Absent	Absent	Present
Distribution	Temperate/Subboreal	Temperate/Subboreal	Tropical

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