Classification, Z^i 



Gregarious, exceeding \ inch in height. 



Piloholus longifes, Van Tiegh. 



Sporangiferous hypha3 filiform, loi^g, subhyaliue, 

 apex globose, at the base becoming inflated into a 

 subcylindrical bulb of a clear yellow colour, and 

 1'5 — 2 mm. long ; sporangium globose, blackish- 

 blue, "5 mm. across ; columella conical, tinged blackish- 

 blue ; spores irregularly globose or broadly elliptical, 

 epispore thick, and feebly tinged with dingy blue, 

 10-12 or llxl3/x. 



Piloholus longipes, Van Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat. 

 ser. vi. vol. iv. p. 338, pi. 10, figs. 11-15 ; Grove, 

 Mon. Pilob. p. 35, t. vi. f. 1 ; Sacc. Syll. vii. 

 595. 



On dung of various animals. Rare. 



The largest species of the genus, sporangiferous 

 hyphae f — 1 inch high. The large size, globose spo- 

 rangium, and elongated inflation at the base of the 

 hypha characterize the present species. 



Filoholus CEdipns, Mont. 



Sporangiferous hyphte short, rather thick, inflated 

 at the tip, base bulbous, yellow ; sporangia spherical, 

 up to 400 fi across, covered with a violet-brown cuticle ; 

 columella cylindrico-conical ; spores spherical, often 

 unequal, even in the same sporangium, epispore thick, 

 almost colourless, lG-18 /x. 



Piloholus CEcUpuSy Grove, Mon. Pilob. p. 33, t. iv. 

 ff. 14—15; Sacc. Syll. vii. n. 598. 



On human dung. Not common. 



Sporangiferous hyphae short, 1 — 2 mm. Agrees 

 with P. longipes in the globose sporangium^ but dis- 



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