Apothecia (Fig. 37) small to medium sized, 1.5-3.5 mm in diam., first subglobose, becoming shortly dolfform, then shallowly saucer-shaped and finally applanate to moderately pulvinate; hymenium pale orange, receptacular surface slightly paler, minutely granulate, faintly fimbriate at margin with protruding, very short, subhyaline hairs only sparsely distributed on the receptacular surface. Apothecial structure (Fig. 38). Hymenium about 140-165 µm thick. Hypothecium about 20-45 µm thick, differentiated from medulla as consisting of much smaller, mostly rounded, densely-packed cyauophilic cells 3-8 µm in diam.; medulla about 70-90(-130) µm thick, of a textura angularis to subintricata, consisting of irregularly angular cells 8-25 µm in- diam. occasionally mixed with septate, 6-10 µm thick hyphae. Ectal Excpulum about 45-80(-120) µm thick, becoming thinner towards margin, of a textura globulosa to subangularis composed of large subglobose, rarely subangular, yellowish, strongly cyanophilic cells 10-40 µm in diam; towards the margin the cells become elongate-clavate forming marginal rim together with protruding catenulate hairs. Hairs (Figs 39) short, 25-50 x 6-12 µm, originating from globose cells of ectal excipular layer, comparatively sparsely distributed on whole receptacular surface; both marginal and lateral hairs are of similar size and shape, mostly catenulate, consisting of hyaline or subhyaline globose or elongate cells or subcylindrical articles, rarely with continuous walls and septate, thin-walled, each hair terminating in globose or often elongate or pyriform cell with irregularly thickened and often yellow-brownish darkened wall (0.1-0.7 µm). Subicular hyphae (Fig. 40) occur at the apothecial base; they ^-are hyaline, flexuous, interwoven, mostly thin-walled (walls 0.1-0.3(-0.8) gm thick). Asci (Fig. 41) 140-160x10-13 µm, widely cylindrical, with rounded or mostly moderately constricted and subtruncate apex, gradually constricted towards simple or bilobed base, eight-spored. Ascospores (Figs 42, 61-62) uniseriate or mostly biseriate, narrowly ellipsoid, often very narrow, occasionally subcylindrical, rarely wider, (9.5-)10.2-13.0(-14.5) x (4.3-) 4.7-5.8(-6.9) µm, (mostly 12.0 x 5.5 µm), hyaline; at maturity possessing a feeble yellow refractive colour when stained with C4B; loosening perispore nearly smooth, densely and irregularly covered with extremely fine cyanophilic ornamentation which is clearly recognisable only on SEM photomicrographs (Fig.) as densely arranged, blunt, vermicular, fine crests. Paraphyses (Fig. 41) filiform, 1.7-2.7 µm thick, straight, sparsely. septate, apices clavate-dilated to 4.0-7.5(-8.0) µm.

Known only from the type locality in New Zealand.

Coprophilous, on cow dung.

Diagnosis. Apothecia 1.5-3.5 mm diam., sessilia, primum hemisphaerica, dein breviter doliformia, crasse leniter patellaria, usque discoidea, applanata vel lobato pulvinata, marginemque subtiliter fimbriata, in hymenio laete aurantiaca, extus pallide aurantia, dense minute granulata. Excipulum internum (medulla) e textura angulari usque subintricata. Excipulum externum e textura globulosa usque globuloso-angulari. Pili brevi, 25-50 x 6-12, µm, catenulati vel articulate, subhyalini. Asci 140-160 x 10-13 µm, crasse cylindracei, octospori. Ascosporae (9.5-)10.2-13.0(-14.5) x (4.3-)4.7-5.8(-6.9) µm, (plerumque 12.0 x 5.5 µm), elongato-ellipsoideae, saepe angustatae, perisporio separabile, sublaevi, subtiliter ornato cum verrucis cyanophilis, perexiguis, irregulariter distributes donatae. Paraphyses filiformes, 1.7-2.7 µm crassae, apice clavatoincrassatae [4.5-7.5(-9) µm].
Habitat. In excremento vaccino, New Zealand, Orongorongo Valley (districtus Wellington), 6.XI.1970 Ann Bell legit. Holotypus in PDD 73217 (ex WELTU No 57) asservantur

Type material examined. New Zealand: Orongorongo Valley (district of Wellington), 6XI.1970, leg. Ann Bell. [originally standing as "Coprobia granulata (Bull.) Boud., det. Ann Bell"]. Holotype in PDD 73217 (ex WELTU, No 57).