Coniocybaceae Chaenotheca trichialis Growth type crustose Chemical results negative Identification: Bryan Edwards, Vince Giavarini Rare, found in dry crevices on acidic bark and wood Very variable. Greenish-grey granular to squamulose thallus, forming a crust or restricted to small patches. Stalked apothecia to 2mm tall, their margins and sometimes upper stalk with thin white pruina. Asci formed in chains, globose spores 3-4 µm diameter. Similar: C. ferruginea. Thallus with yellow-red patches. Larger spores.

Chaenotheca trichialis
Holton Lee, Dorset. March 2013