thallus pale beige scattered to confluent scurfy areoles, K~y C- KC+o UV-, apothecia scattered common flat black shiny with shiny prominant persistent smooth black rims, exciple blue-blackish on outside hyaline inside, hypothecium brown turning bright orange-brown in K, hymenium green-black in upper third turning vivid green in K clear otherwise, spores 8 per ascus irregularly ellipsoid thick-walled hyaline smooth simple ~13-15x8um