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Thelephora allobadia Kõljalg, I. Saar & Svantesson 2024

Syn.: Tomentella badia (Link) Stalpers 1975

Basidiome: adherent, loosely felted to mold-like
Hymenophore: smooth to grainy, grayish-brown
Margin: same color as or lighter than the hymenophore, partially byssoid
Rhizomorphs: absent
Subiculum: same color as the hymenophore

Subicular hyphae: brownish, without clamps, thick-walled, not incrusted, 2.5-7 µm wide
Subhymenial hyphae: hyaline, without clamps, thin-walled, not incrusted, 3-6 µm wide
Cystidia: absent
Basidia: hyaline, partially cyanescent, without basal clamp
Spores: brownish, frontally triangular, laterally irregularly rounded to elliptical, 8-11 µm, spines up to 2 µm long

Distribution: worldwide in temperate regions, considered a sparsely occurring species in Germany
Note: Easily distinguishable from other species without clamps by the irregular rounded spores and the loose hymenophore.

Zeichnung: H. Maser