| Apothecia | 1.0–3.5 cm high, 1.3–3.6 cm broad, laterally compressed cup-shaped throughout development | 3.5–5 cm broad, irregular or saddle-shaped, with margin always free | 1–4 cm, initially compressed, becoming regular cup-shaped at maturity |
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| Hymenium | Grayish brown to dark brown | Dark brown to blackish | Greyish-brown, dark brownish when dried |
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| Receptacle surface | Concolorous with hymenium, covered with whitish tufts; blunt ribs nearly absent or covering approx. one-third of surface | Gray to dark gray-brown, smooth, sparsely pubescent | upper surface concolorous with hymenium, lower part pale grayish-brown to whitish, pubescent, blunt absent |
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| Stipe | 1.0–5.2 cm high, 0.3–1.3 cm broad, cream to white at base, dark brown toward apex, concolorous with receptacle; tapering upwards, glabrous, but pubescent near apex; ribs blunt, single/double-edged with anastomosis | 2–3 high, 0.8–1.5 cm broad, white to cream, yellowish brown when dry, solid, with a single rounded longitudinal ridge | 1–2.5 cm high, whitish to grayish-white, with 2-5 regular blunt ribs |
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| Medullary excipulum | Textura intricata, hyphae 2.4–5 µm | Textura intricata, hyphae 3–11 µm | Textura intricata, hyphae 3–5 µm |
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| Ectal excipulum | Textura angularis, innermost cells 10.4–28.4 × 6.3–21.6 µm | — | Textura angularis, innermost cells 30–45 × 6–21 µm |
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| Asci | 266.1–356.1 × 13.8–20.7 µm | 13-15 µm broad | 13-15 µm broad |
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| Ascospores | 17.8–22.1 × 13–16 µm | 15–18.9 × 11.3–13.4 μm | 19–24 × 12–15 μm |
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| Paraphyses | 2.2–4.9 µm broad, apex 4.3–8.5 µm | 3.5–4 µm broad, apex 7 µm | 5–7 µm broad |
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| Habitat | On moss or soil in broad-leaved or mixed forests | On the ground in forest | on calcareous soil, often gregarious. |
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| References | This study | Liu 1985 | Dissing 1966 |
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