Bombardia (Fr.) P. Karst.

Myc. Fenn. 2:20. 1873.

Typus: B. bombarda (Batsch:Fr.) Schrot.
Location of type: missing? (see Lundquist 1972, p. 78)
Type studies:
Anamorph:
Status: currently under revision (Huhndorf & Fernandez, in prep)
Number of epithets: 35 (1 presently accepted)
Monograph:
Additional literature: (see Lundquist 1972, p. 74)

ascomata superficial, usually tightly clustered, narrowly elongate to clavate, brown, small papilla darker

ascospores cylindrical, sigmoid, basal 1/3rd geniculate, apical 1/3rd swells and becomes pale brown, basal 2/3rds remains hyaline, septate, various sizes, with bipolar, short, pointed appendages

Terrestrial habitat, found on decaying wood, mostly hardwood.

Distribution to date: Europe, North America, New Zealand

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