thallus dark brown mounded ~shiny, cortex brown ~10um with no epinecral layer, medulla K+y C- KC-, epihymenium hyaline, hymenium hyaline clear ~100um, exciple and hypothecium dark brown and thick below K-, asci rimularia type with truncated K/I+ blue tholus with broad canal with K/I- layer above then K/I+ blue tiny cap at very top walls K/I-, spores 8 per ascus ellipsoid smooth simple hyaline thick-walled (in K at least) ~10-11x5-6um