Discina ancilis

Medullary excipulum hyphae filamentous and densely interwoven, hyaline, up to 14 µm wide.

Ectal excipulum hyphae subglobose, with pigmented hyphoid hairs on the outer layer.

Asci cylindric-clavate, uniseriate, 8-spored, without reaction of either the ascus wall or apex in Melzer's reagent (inamyloid).

Paraphyses cylindrical, septate, slightly widened at the apex, containing abundant, heavily pigmented granular content.

Ascospores fusiform, with pointed ends forming hyaline apiculi/appendages, containing a large central oil droplet and scattered smaller guttules.

Herbarium material available: JTP2096/24.