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Thallus slraminoo nihidus, opacus, aroolatus, hydrate Ualico ac 

 Iiypoclilorite caleico cliam siipiM'posilis immutatus, nuiic maculas 

 o-T» iiiill. latas, aul lorc spluvricas, aul irrogulares, iiidi'tcrminatas, in 

 supei'lioie œquatas, nuiic parvos acervos 2-3, ij mill. latos, satis olevatos 

 siipoi- nipis superficiom disperses hic cl. illic pra^bens; areoh»' 0,n- 

 0,6 mill. lata', 0,2-0,3 u crassa\ variifornios, rimis angustis separata- aut 

 contigua', in snperTicie rugosai seu Icimiter rugulosœ; intus albid;e ac 

 peripheriani versus atrata'. ('ortex su|)('rior lateraliter continuatus, cor- 

 pusculis llavidis nui)ilatus et 20 [j. crassus ; illius hy|)ha> fastigiatw, 

 4-3 [j. crassœ, raniosaî, intcr ramos parvos mealus rclinquentfs cl 

 spha;roidco aut oblongo articulata?, hnninc 2 [j. lato ac ui)ique etiani in 

 |)crithecio hyitolhocioquc ti'iplici D^'^'^ Gu('guon reagento rubente. Goni- 

 dia viridia, |)rotococcoidoa, (i-1 i, rain IS y. bda, rotuntla et infrequenter 

 oblonga. nicmbrana tcnui cincta. stralum 60-80 acrassuni, passim intcr- 

 rupluin stdi cortico foi'niantia. liypha; modullarcs a-quo ac gonidialcs 

 coi'pusculis griseis vt'lala-, 1-5 7. crassa^, verticales, ramosaî, sphœroideo 

 aiticulata', in [)arle aibida nicalus prad)entes et in cob»rala stridius 

 coalita\ Apothecia 0,2-0.6 mill. lata, primuni roinnda, démuni angu- 

 lata, contigua et etiam connexa. iidcrdum acervata, in basi parum 

 constricta, perithecio thallo concolore la>vique, marginc tenui, integer- 

 rima, non prominenfe af(|ue disco l'ufescente flavente, piano ac nudo 

 prsedita. l'eritheciuin non ('((loi-atuni inmargineOO, lateralilcrlIO arsuhius 

 I 10 7. crassum; ejus hyplia: iodo Udu lincta', fastigiata;, radiantes, parum 

 ramosio, articulata; articulis sphœroideis seu oblongis, stricte coadunata' 

 et apice paulum incrassalœ; hypothecium etiam non coloratum, iodo non 

 niutatnm, e\ liyphis liorizontalibus ac in margine flabellafis constans; 

 gonidiamdia. lu laiiiiiiis puiictuni conniiissnra' secanlilms perithecium 

 marginale el latérale similia, scd gonidia laleraliliM- passim intrusa; 

 in vetustorum apotlieiiomm laminis. extra Ihk- punctum sectis, 

 gonidia numerosa sub hypothccio atque hypbas perithecii inferi 

 (listurbantia. Paraphyses hyaiina^ sursuni obscure flavidula' el cnticula 

 liyalina, continua, 6 i>. crassa tecta», 70-100 y. alla-. '.] y. ci'assa'. recta', 

 parum coha'renles, arliculata' articulis 1-3 a crassis, dissr|)iiii(Mitis 

 crassis ac himine 2 [j- lato, apiceni vei'sus lurcnta> atque iodo can-ulca'. 



