Phlebiella species are characterized by pleuro
basidia 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. ==Taxonomy==