Scutellinia_umbrorum

Description: Solitary to scattered on soil, small-sized fruiting body, coloured orange with dark coloured equally sized (approx.) setae at the margin, smooth internally; 10-13mm diameter.

Microscopy:
Setae: Medium sized setae (400-800µm x 22-28µm), thick-walled, aciculate, septate, bi- and tri-furcate at base.
Paraphyses: Long, thin with inflated tips, pale coloured some with orange brown internal pigment, septate, amyloid changing to a greenish colour; 285-324µm x 8-10µm.
Asci: Large, transparent, rounded tips, inamyloid with 8 ascospores; 245-275µm x 15-19µm.
Ascospores: Ellipsoid-ovoid, tuberculate, but tubercules are difficult to resolve; 15.8-18.9µm x 11.4-13.4µm, Q=1.29-1.46, Qm=1.38