Hello all,

Earlier this week I found this pyrenomycete in a New York City Park. It was growing on the shell of a Hickory nut, possibly Carya glabra.  Uni-peritheciate, but sometimes growing in conjoined clusters. Brittle and carbonaceous. Unfortunately, it was a bit overripe, because I was unable to find asci and the spores looked a little worn out.  But they had an unusual feature which I have never encountered: a dark brown band at the midpoint and hyaline, or near-hyaline end cells.  Ascospores measure 12-16 x 5-6µm. They are either two or three septate (it is hard to tell if there is a septation underneath the dark band.). Has anyone any idea what this might be?

Thanks in advance,

Ethan