| Generic short diagnoses: Tiny to small, barrel- to disc-shaped operculate discomycetes with a hymenium dotted by dark, free spores in protruding, amyloid asci. On dung, soil and debris. |
Ascobolus furfuraceus - DK: almindelig prikbæger |
 | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-96.008 |
 | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-99.049 |
 protruding asci | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-98.049 |
 discharged spores | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-98.049 |
 spores | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-09.496 |
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