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sporidiis 2—4-stichis, oblongo-clavulatis, apice late rotundatis, 
basim versus attenuatis, 3—5-septatis, non constrictis, cellula una 
alterave saepe semel verticaliter aut oblique septata, 11-16 4 
longis, 4.5-5.5 » latis. 
PALAWAN, Lake Manguao, Merrill 8979, April, 1918. On living leaves 
of Taxotrophis thetfolia. 
Stephanotheca micromera represents a most peculiar fungus quite dis- 
tinct from any other known to us. It forms small, black, superficial, 
rounded bodies provided with an elevated center above. A very small and 
thick foot decends from the central portion to the epidermis. The peri- 
thecia are composed of irregular radiating hyphe divided by numerous 
septa into many thick-walled and dark cells. Toward the margin the cells 
become lighter coloured. Around this dark body, which is entirely sterile, 
the ascus-bearing stratum is developed. This stratum is very clear and 
nearly hyaline. Every ascus is lying in its own cavity or chamber with 
a distinct fibrose-cellulose wall, hence the whole body might perhaps better 
be called stroma than perithecium. At first sight one might believe that 
the ascus-bearing portion is quite naked. However we are inclined to think 
that a very thin, nearly hyaline pellicle covers this portion. The young 
sporidia are 1-septate; somewhat later they become 3—5-septate and in full 
maturity many of them are irregularly and vertically or obliquely septate. 
ASTERINA Léveillé 
ASTERINA NODULIFERA Syd. sp. nov. 
Amphigena, saepius epiphylla, plagulas minutas 2-4 mm diam. 
opacas formans; mycelio radiante, ex hyphis rectiusculis oppo- 
sito- vel alternatim ramosis obscure brunneis opacis 6-10 ,» latis 
non hyphopodiatis sed regulariter globoso-nodulosis (nodos 10-15 
» crassis) composito; peritheciis inversis, in centro plagularum 
laxe dispositis, rotundatis, 250-340 » diam., plano-conoideis, 
tandem stellatim dehiscentibus, radiatim contextis, ex hyphis 
brunneis subrectis vel flexuosis 3—4 » crassis (articulis 10-14 » 
longis) compositis; ascis globulosis usque ovatis, 40-55 » longis, 
38—44 yu latis, aparaphysatis; sporidiis octonis, oblongis, utrinque 
late rotundatis, ad septum non vel vix constrictis, totis 30-35 yp 
longis, levibus, ex hyalino brunneis, cellula superiore globosa 
11-13 » diam., inferiore cylindracea 20-24 » longa et 10-12 » 
lata. 
PALAWAN, Taytay, Merrill 8901, May, 1913. On leaves of Angelesia 
splendens. 
The species is nearly related to the Brazilian Asterina Schroeteri (Rehm) 
Theiss., from which it differs by the thicker hyphae, and the sporidia, the 
lower cell of the latter being only twice as long as the upper cell. 
A. Couepiae P. Henn. is also a very nearly related species which, however, 
has thinner hyphae and somewhat smaller sporidia and perithecia. 
