 Pycnidia (which appear before the apothecia mature) are intraepidermal, lenticular (having the shape of a double-convex lens) in cross section, 0.1–0.3 mm in diameter, and covered with a dark brown layer of cells.The phialides are arranged in a basal layer, and borne on short conidiophores.They are slender and subulate (tapering to a point), lack a collarette, and measure 5–10 by 2–2.5 μm.