thallus scurfy dirty tan K- C- KC-, apothecia black ~pruinose ~convex with thin thalline receding margin, epihymenium violet-brown clear turning more vivid red-violet in K, hymenium ~50um clear, subhymenium hyaline ~50-70um, all POL-, paraphyses weakly branched strongly capitate with pigment caps to ~7-8um globose tips,asci bacidia-type almost lecanora-type but suddenly closing at very tip, spores 8 per ascus 1-septate smooth hyaline constricted with both cells becoming ~globose ~9x4.5um