| Generic short diagnoses: Small, orange-red operculate discomycetes with dark, pointed, projecting, deeply rooted hairs on the apothecial outside. On soil (often clay or limestone) or decayed wood. |

| Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Norway, JHP-93.105 | 
| Illustration and © Henry Dissing Norway, JHP-93.105 (93.09) |  spores | Illustration and © Henry Dissing Switzerland, 82.19 |
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