The Crepidotaceae have recently undergone a revision based on
phylogenetic analyses. The following characters are typical of this family: •
saprotrophic on woody or
herbaceous matter • gymnocarpic (having the
hymenium open and attached to the surface of the
thallus) •
spore prints that are pale yellow to brown • simple cuticle (although some may have
pileocystidia) •
cheilocystidia always present • spores entire, smooth or ornamented but never angular or reticulate ==References==