Phlebiella

Phlebiella species are characterized by pleurobasidia and a lack of cystidia in the hymenium. The genus is otherwise quite variable morphologically; for example, spores range from allantoid (sausage-shaped) to spherical, the surface ornamentation ranges from warted to smooth, and reaction with Melzer's reagent can be amyloid or inamyloid.^[1]

Phlebiella was circumscribed by mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten in 1890.^[2] It was pointed out later by Marinus Anton Donk that Karsten did not publish the genus validly, as he did not include a give a generic description.^[3] Some authorities have placed Phlebiella in synonymy with Xenasmatella,^[4] and the former type species, Phlebiella vaga, is placed in this latter genus as Xenasmatella vaga.^[5]

The following species are recognised in the Phlebiella:^[6]

• Phlebiella ailaoshanensis C.L. Zhao (2019)
• Phlebiella sulphurea (Pers.) Ginns & M.N.L. Lefebvre (1993)^[7] – Japan