Abstract
Odontia is the only strictly resupinate genus of the Hydnaceae characterized by the presence of cystidia. Steccherinum ochraceum, S. lacticolor and 5 setulosum have cystidia and may occur resupinate but these can be distinguished generally by their more coriaceous texture and larger size. Cystidia are readily separated from gloeocystidia, setae and conducting organs but often are distinguished with difficulty from the sterile hymenial organs known as paraphyses. Sterile hymenial organs which are readily distinguished from basidia are here treated as cystidia. A cystidium is generally regarded as the specialized end of an undifferentiated hypha and typically has thickened walls, no conspicuous content and is often incrusted with granular material (Overholts, 1929). It seems unwise arbitrarily to distinguish between the unspecialized hyphae and typical cystidia projecting at the crest of the tooth in many species of Odontia, particularly since this character may vary in a given species.
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