Sphaerophorus. 16 



jnllitiwii continuatae. Asci cylindrici, membrana tenui, mature 

 evanescente. Sporae 8:nae, monostichae, simplices aut dyblastae, 

 globosae aut loculis subglobosis, obscure coloratae, ejectae capil- 

 litio adhaerentes et mazaedium vel massam sporalem capillitio 

 immixtam formantes. 



I. Sphaerophorus. 



Pers. in Ust. Neue Ann. 1 St. (1794) p. 23; Koerb., Syst. Lich. Germ. 

 (1855) p. 51; Schwend., Unters. Flechfc. (1860) p. 163, tab. V fig. 1416, tab. 

 VI fig. 1; Th. Fr., Gen. Heterolich. (1861) p. 100; Tuck., Gen. Lich. (1872) 

 p. 231. Sphaerophoron Ach., Meth. Lich. (1803) p. 134, Lich. Univ. (1810) p. 

 116, 585, Syn. Lich. (1814) p. 286; Fr., Lich. Eur. (1831) p. 404; Tul., Mem. 

 Hist. Lich. II (1852) p. 209, t. 15 f. 19; Mass., Mem. Lich. (1853) p. 71; 

 Nyl., Syn. Lich. (185860) p. 169; Linds., Mem. Sperm. (1859) p. 146, tab. 

 VI fig. 4353. 



Thallus fruticulosus, ramulosus, solidus. Stratum corticale 

 cartilagineum, ex hyphis crassis irregulariter contextis conghitina- 

 tis aut partim subhberis membrana incrassata et locuhs tenuissi- 

 mis instructis formatum. Straturn medullare stuppeum, ex hy- 

 phis laxe contextis, pachydermaticis, kimine tenui instructis con- 

 stans. Gonidia protococcoidea. Apothecia apicibus ramorum cras- 

 siorum innata, subglobosa, primum clausa, demum excipulo thal- 

 lode laceratim dehiscente et hymenio denudato, materiam viola- 

 ceo- vel caeruleo-nigricantem in partibus omnibus interioribus et 

 adhuc in strati interiore excipuh continentia. Hypothecium de- 

 mum subglobosum aut bene convexum. Faraphyses arcte co- 

 haerentes et in capillitum continuatae. Capillitium bene evolu- 

 tum, ex hyphis tenuibus, creberrime ramoso-connexis ramosisque, 

 arcte conglutinatis formatum. Asci cyhndrici, membrana tenui. 

 Sporae 8mae, monostichae, subglobosae, simphces, materia cae- 

 ruleo-atra incrustatae. ^^Sterigmata exarticulata aut pauciarticu- 

 lata, interdum anaphysibus vel filamentis anastomosantibus im- 

 mixta" (Linds., 1. c). Pycnoconidia oblonga, brevia. 



1. S. COmpreSSUS (Ach.) Koerb., Syst. Lich. Grerm. (1855) 

 p. 52. Sphaerophoron compressum Ach., Meth. Lich. (1803) p. 135; 

 NyL, Syn. Lich. (185860) p. 170. 



TJiallus superne cinereo-glaucescenti-albicans aut palhdum, 

 inferne albidus, passim teres, passim leviter aut sat bene com- 

 pressus, totus vulgo laevigatus, subtus vulgo haud rugosus, ramuhs 



