sentences:  The outer tissue layer of the apothecium, known as the ectal excipulum, has a delicate tomentose surface composed of hair-like, straight or sometimes coiled, smooth hyphae.The stipe is typically less than 3 mm long, with a central or eccentric attachment to the apothecia.Spores are roughly spindle-shaped (fusiform), smooth, and 5–8 by 0.7–2.8 µm.