Massive to massively encrusting |
Black |
Brilliant black to very dark purple |
Elevated, scattered |
Elastic, difficult to tear |
In situ smooth, the surface became irregular, with microconues in alcohol-preserved specimens |
Regular reticulation of ovoid meshes, about 250-650 um wide, and plurispicular tracts of styles about 90-200 um in diameter |
Only a thin dermal membrane that collapses after preservation |
Stout styles, with triangular tips 145-(160?7.4)-170 x 5-(7.5?1.2)-8.7 um, anisostrongyles 205-(220.9?8.6)-230 x 2.5-(4?1)-5 um |
Birotulas, about 12 um long |