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ENDOSPORE.E. 



KEY TO THE GENERA OF TRICEIACE^E. 



Capillitium abundant, consisting of free elaters with spiral 

 thickenings. (33) TRICHIA. 



Fig. 41. Trichia affinis de Bary. 



a. Group of sporangia. Twice natural size. 

 I. Elater. Magnified 250 times. 

 c. Spore. Magnified 400 times. 



Fig. 41. 



Capillitium scanty, consisting of free elaters with imperfect spiral 

 thickenings ; sporangia minute, heaped. (34) OLIGONEMA. 



Fig. 42. Oligonema nitens Eost. 



a. Cluster of sporangia. Magnified 3 times. 



b. Elater. Magnified 280 times. 



c. Spore. Magnified 400 times. 



Fig. 42. 



Capillitium combined into a network, with spiral thickenings. 



(35) HEMITRICHIA. 



Fig. 43. Hemitriclila ruliformis Lister. 

 a. Cluster of sporangia. Magnified 2| times. 

 1). Capillitium. Magnified 280 times. 

 c. Spore. Magnified 400 times. 



Capillitium combined into a network, with thickenings in the 

 form of rings. (36) CORNUVIA. 



Fig. 44. Cornuma Serpula Eost. 



a. Plasmodiocarp. Magnified 7 times. 



b. Capillitium. Magnified 250 times. 



c. Spore. Magnified 400 times. 



Fig. 44, 



