Description:
The fruit body is only a few hundred microns tall so it can
be contained in the low power field of a microsocope. The fruitbody is an apothecium
(cup-shaped with an exposed layer of asci (hymenium). Each ascus contain 8
ascospores in a row, These are shot off a small distance 10 -20 cm and are thgen carried
off by the wind either to other sources of dung or possibly they stick to grass that is
ingested by the herbivores to start the cycle again. To identify the species it is
necessary to look at the asci and ascospores at a higher magnification, measure them in
microns, and check their colour (a natural purple) and ornamentation if any e.g. rough or
smooth