FIGURE 3. Micromorphology of E. sicoense. a: Lamellar cross-section near labial region under Congo Red, showing sterile edge (light pink) with abundant brilliant granules (holotype); b: Pileipellis radial section under NH 4 OH, showing strong blue pigment in suprapellis of young basidiome (holotype); c: Mature lamellar pleura under NH 4 OH, depicting unclamped hymenial cells and regular trama (paratype); d: Basidiospores under NH 4 OH (paratype); e: Cheilocystidia from mature basidiome under NH 4 OH, depicting crystal-like brilliant granules and strong brown pigment (paratype); f: Representative illustration of cheilocystidia (Ch.) and basidiospores (Sp.) (holotype); g: Cheilocystidia from young basidiome under Congo Red, depicting brilliant granules and weak brown pigment (holotype). Micrographs and microplate by Vasco Fachada.

Published as part of Fachada, Vasco, Pedreiro, Helder, Raimundo, Susete, Dima, Bálint & Marques, Guilhermina, 2023, Entoloma sicoense, a new species in the subgenus Cyanula (Entolomataceae), pp. 133-146 in Phytotaxa 606 (2) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.606.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8202492