| In the Helvellaceae there is no apothecium but a large irregular fruit body which at maturity bears the asci on its surface. |
| In some of these, the asci are evanescent, but in the greater number are permanent. |
| The Ascomycetes are primarily subdivided into Exoasci and Carpoasci, groups based on the character of the asci. |
| The asci are developed in the large dense fruit bodies and the spores escape by the decay of the wall. |
| The spores in this species are exceedingly minute, oblong, and not contained in asci. |
| There is manifestly a succession in formation and maturity of the asci in a receptacle. |
