82 British Fimg-i, 



<b 



Gregarious, or often densely crowded^ sporangif erous 

 byphae \ — | in. liigli. 



Piloholus Kleinii, Van Tiegli. 



Sporangiferous hyplise pellucid, inflated at tlie apex, 

 slender, secreting minute drops of water ; sporangia 

 blackish with purple tinge, spherico-depressed, cuticle 

 minutely warted, columella conical ; spore rather 

 irregular in form, spherico- ellipsoid, orange yellow, 

 12-15 X 6-9 fjL. 



Piloholus Kleinii J Yan Tiegh. ; Grove, Mon. Pilob 

 p. 35, pi. iv. 



Piloholus roridus, Currey, Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. i., 

 p. 162, pi. ii. ; Sac. Syll. vii. 593. 



Piloholus roridus J Cke. Hdbk. n. 1895, fig. 301 



(copied from Currey ^s, fig. Journ. Linn. Soc, vol. i. 



pi. ii.). 



On cow dung. Local. 



Gregarious or densely crowded, appearing as minute, 



yellow, erect hyphse, which eventually reach a height 



of over i inch. Distinguished by the large orange 



spores. 



Piloholus roridus J Pers. 



Sporangiferous hyphae slender, elongated, semi- 

 pellucid, secreting minute drops of water, spherical 

 above ; sporangia hemispherico-depressed, 180-200 //- 

 diameter, brown, columella convex; spores elliptical, 

 pale yellow, 6-8 x 3-4 /ul, 



Piloholus roridus, Pers.; Syn. Fung. p. 118; Grove, 

 Mon. Pilob. p. 36, t. vi. f. 4 — 6 ; Sacc. Syll. vii. 

 594. 



On dung of various mammals. Not uncommon. 



