Generic short diagnoses:
Small, ± orange-red operculate discomycetes with smooth outside and globose to subglobose, ornamented spores. Parasitic on mosses.
Species example:
Lamprospora miniata - DK: mønje-mosbæger - mikro-photograph of asci and spores
The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD. Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description, references and an interactive, synoptical key to genera.