This ascomycete cup fungi was found growing on wood buried underground. It had a cluster of olive brown/black-ish fungi growing at various ages. The spore bearing surface was a black-is brown, the underside of the cap was a blackish/red. The cap sat on a very short stipe. The flesh was a grayish white color.
Largest cap width: 6 cm
Cap thickness: 3mm
The microscopic features show an asci with 7+ spherical spores that seem to be smooth and round.
Sequenced on 3/3/21 by FunDiS:
Nucleotide Sequence
CATTAATCAATCGCGTACCGTTGGAAGGGGTTGGACAGTCCAGCATGGAGAGAGGGAGTGATGCGATCGGAGCGACCCCCCATACTCACCACAGTGTCAAGGCCCTCTGGGCCCAAGACTGGAGTCCCTGGAACCTGGGTTGCAGACGGCTACGCCCAGTGAGTGAGGGAATCATCCCTCGCCAGCTGTAGTGAGTCGAGAGCCCTTAGTTATAGTAGCGCGTCTCCTTCGTCGAACCGCATCTCACTGTCTAAGGGTCCCACCAGATTATACTTTCCGGAAAGCTGCTCCCAAGTGAAACTGGGACTCGAGCTTTCCAAGCCTCAGTAGGGTTGATTCGTCAACATCGATTGTGAAGGCGTCACCTTGCCCGCTAAACCTTTGAGTTAATGGGAGCTCTGCTTTGCATCTTCAGTGTATAGGGGTGGGTACCTGCTGAGTCTGAGGGAGAGAGAAATCATCGCTGTGGGTAGGGACGACCCCTCTATCTTTGACAGTGTCGCCTACACCTCCTTCTGATGTGTTGGACTGACAGTCCCCTTTGACGTGATCATTTGATTTTACCCCTCTGTGAACCTTCTCCTGTTGCTTCCGTGTTGCCTGTGACCTTTTGCTTTCCTGTTACAGGTTGAAGAAGGTTGCCTGAAAAGCCTGAGGATTTGATCCTCAAGGGCGCGCGGCTATAGCTTATGAACTCTTGTTGTCTGTATTCCTTACGTCTGAGTGTTGAACACATCAAACAAGTTAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAGTGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCTCCTGGTATTCCGGGAGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATCAAACTCATCCTCAGGCATCTTTGCTTGGTTCTGGAGGAAGATGGACTTTGGTCCATCCCCTCCAAAATTCCTCAGCGGAATCCATGATAACCCCAGCGTGATGATAACCTGTTCGCTTTGGTTGGTTGTGGTCTTTCAGCTGTGTGAAGCCCCCCAGCACTCTTTATGTTGACCT