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circiter latis, rotuiidis aut aiigulatis brevissirnisque substrato adha-i'cnlos 

 atcjup |tseu(locyph('llis cilr-iiiis, l'olundis scu obloii^is, pulvcfiilciitis, 

 spai'sis, suj)(M'fici(Mn thalli a'(|uantibus vel pauluin su|)craiilibus adspcrsi. 

 Cortox supt'i'ior byalinus, superne fuscescens, hych-alc kalic<i llaM'Us. 

 80-100 y. orassusol plectciKdiyiiiaticus ; ejus cellula' pb-iumquc .s|)ba'r(ji- 

 dca', passiin pauluin oblonya-, luniiue (3-S a lato cl paridc parum crasso. 

 atque strato angusto cellulas miuores aul [u'otoplasmalc cxprrles conli- 

 nonto obtecta^ Tonicntuni ex hy|)his 10-120 y. lonyis, (i-S ;j. crassis, pio- 

 toplasmate inopibus et apico attcnuatis constans. Gonidia pallitic viridia, 

 protococcoidoa, .")-() y. lala, mombrana tenui, stratum satis densum et 

 30-iO;;. rrassuin su!) coiiicc toi'iiiaiilia ; iulor' oa iiyphai 4 y. crassa^ ac 

 oblongo articulata'. Ilypha' mcdullares niateria atrata nubilata-, hydrate 

 kalico et hypochlorite calcico immutata', 0-8 y. crassa-, horizontales et 

 siuiul obli([ua-, obloni;o articulata', luuiine 2 y.lato, ellaxo coalita'. (lortrx 

 iulerior rufescens, hydrate kalico llavens, ))0-(»0 y. ci-assus et velut supe- 

 rior plectenchymaticus, sod cellulii' s.epe sphaToidcft', lumine iJ-8 y lalo 

 et pariete incrassato, ac in zona supera 20 y. crassa cellula.' minores aut 

 hypha' libéra' bis aut ter sphc'erico articulatas Ilypha' pilos constitueides 

 iO-loO y. longa', 10-12 y. crassa», articulatic articulis oblongis. luniine 

 vix 2 y. lato, raro ai;i;regata' ac in apice rotunda' aut paulum attenuata'. 

 Uhiziua' ex hyphis()-8 y. crassis, oblongoarticulalis, liberis aut fasciculalis 

 constituta'. Apothecia 2,o-o mill. lala, supra thallum dispersa ac pau- 

 lum elevata, rotunda vel paulum cotnpressa, excipulo albido et lonieu- 

 toso, margineiiitegro, ruguloso aut vage crenulato ac paulum promineule 

 atque disco nigro nudoque exornata. Excipuli cortex lateraliter 80 et 

 subtus 120-200 y. crassus, hydrate kalico llavens et plectenchymaticus; 

 cellula' spha'roidea' vel oblongic, lumine6-8 y. lato et pariete crasso, evi- 

 dentius ac in thalli corticibus ex hypliis verticalibus etarcte coalilis pro- 

 venientes atque in zona externa angusta libéra* et spha-rico ailiculata' : 

 his corticis inferioris in pilis hypha' similes. Perithecium in margine ab 

 excipuli cortice non distinclum, inferne fuscescens et hydrate kalico vio- 

 laceum, iOy. crassuni ex liyphis liorizontalibus, ramosis el >l l'ictiiis ac lu 

 medulla infera coalitis constans. (ionidia stratum 20 y. crassuni, iiiti iiiic- 

 dullam excipulique cortieem interne vigens ac latéral il iw Udii ascendens 



