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History and taxonomy

 * Holotype found on horse dung from Aspvik, Gustavsberg, Uppland, Sweden

Growth and morphology

 * ascocarp aggregated, superficial, non-stromatic, ovoid to conical, ostiolate, conical, ridged neck, glabrous or covered below with flexous, brown, septate thick hairs or above with short, hyaline, cylindrical, obtuse, septate hairs
 * Peridium appears pseudo-parenchymatous, black-brown, opaque, carbonaceous, areolate, 3-layered, cracks into broad polygones when crushed
 * Outer peridial cells prismatic, thick-walled, radially arranged in each polygone
 * Perithecial contents are yellow
 * Paraphyses longer than asci
 * ascus 8-spored, narrowly clavate, non-amyloid, unitunicate, costate after dehiscence
 * Asci apical ring is thickened
 * spore 2-3 seriate; at hyaline stage, single-celled, cylindrical, vermiform, slightly sigmoid or bent only below, smooth
 * Lash-like, solid gelatinous cauda attached to both ends of spore
 * Fimicolous

Physiology

 * Produces secondary metabolite Cercophorin A

Habitat and ecology

 * Isolated from porcupine dung
 * resistant to..