Table 2.

Fleshy	— stromata that are composed of relatively loosely woven hyphae and are soft in texture (e.g., C. militaris).
Wiry	— filiform stromata that are somewhat brittle and stiff (e.g., O. unilateralis).
Pliant	— filiform stromata that are more pliable and rubbery to the touch; when fresh, they bend easily without breaking; typically slightly more robust than wiry (e.g., O. nutans).
Fibrous	— stromata that are composed of relatively tightly woven hyphae and are firm in texture, similar to the stipe of a mushroom (e.g., E. ophioglossoides, O. heteropoda).
Subicular	— production of perithecia on a net-like structure of mycelium, not on the developed stroma (e.g., C. tuberculata).
Lateral pads	— production of perithecia on a disc-like or cushion-like structure on a subterminal region of the stroma (e.g., O. variabilis, O. unilateralis).
Aperithecial apices	— production of perithecia in subterminal regions of the stroma, resulting in an apical region of the stroma lacking perithecia. (Note: The term sterile apices has also been used to describe this condition, but the apical regions of many stromata produce an anamorph and thus are not technically sterile.)