Identiified by John Leach. 13 December 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Disk shaped, pruinose, to about 0.5 mm across Flesh Soft white Smell Unknown Taste Unknown Season All year Distribution Frequent Habitat On pyrenomycetes Microscopic Features Spores spindle shaped, curved, with 4 drops (15-20) x (4-6) µm2. Asci 8 spored. Paraphyses filliform, forked at the tips. Edibility Unknown Notes I am grateful to John Leach for identifying the specimens shown and to Andreas Gminder for confirming the identification 
A close up view. 13 December 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |