NOTES: Crocicreas novae-zelandiae is characterised by broadly elliptical, aseptate ascospores, and the very small size of the short stipitate apothecia. Only a few species of Crocicreas have aseptate, broadly elliptical ascospores. Crocicreas calathicola (Rehm) S.E. Carp. has similarly shaped ascospores but are somewhat clavate and smaller (5–9 × 2–3 µm); the asci are also smaller (55–63 × 4–5 µm) and the apothecia are much larger (1–4 mm diam.) (Carpenter, 1981). The apothecia of C. eschscholtziae (W. Phillips & Harkn.) S.E. Carp. are larger (1–1.5 mm diam.) and dark brown, the asci are smaller (50–65 × 4–6 µm) than those in C. novae-zelandiae, as are the elliptical ascospores (7–12 × 2–3 µm). The dark brown colour and swollen apical cells in the hyphae of the ectal excipulum (Carpenter, 1981) is a character not present in the current specimens. C. espeletarum S.E. Carp. has smaller asci (43–52 × 7–8 µm), smaller ascospores (7–11 × 3.5–4 µm) and larger apothecia (500–750 µm diam.) that have distinct, triangular marginal teeth (Carpenter, 1981).