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SPHAERIACEAE 



(b) Spores without a sheath Didymosphaeria i: 701 



(2) Asci many-spored Tichothecium 17: 676, 9: 



. Perithecia superficial or immersed at the base 



a. Subicle present 



(1) Perithecia beaked 



(a) Paraphyses lacking 



(b) Paraphyses present 



(2) Perithecia not beaked 



(a) Perithecia glabrous 



(b) Perithecia setose 



b. Subicle lacking 

 (1) Perithecia beaked 



(a) Asci paraphysate 



(b) Asci not paraphysate 



723 



Rhynchomeliola A. 127, 9: 751 

 Gibellina A: 413, 9: 740, 11: 317 



Neopeckia A: 26, 9: 749 

 jDimerosporis 17:686 

 (Dimerosporiopsis) 



Rhynchostoma 1 : 730 

 fDysrhynchis 17:689 

 (Henningsomyces) 



II. 



(2) Perithecia not beaked 



(a) Perithecia glabrous 

 x. Perithecia carbonous 

 y. Perithecia membranous or submembranous 



(x) Asci 8-spored 

 m. Perithecia globose, fimicole 



Delitschia 

 n. Perithecia cupulate, not fimicole 



Gaillardiella 14: 559 

 (y) Asci many-spored Delitschiella 17: 688 



(b) Perithecia setose Protoventuria A: 113, 9: 741 



Perithecia cespitose or forming a crust, not stromate 



Amphisphaeria 1: 718 



732 



1. Perithecia forming an effuse crust 



2. Perithecia in groups 



a. Perithecia foliicole 



b. Perithecia lichenicole 



c. Perithecia ramicole 



III. Perithecia in a stroma 



1. Spore with a mucous covering 



2. Spore without a mucous covering 

 a. Stroma erect, subterete 



Parodiella 1: 717 



Pseudotthia 16:507 

 Sorothelia A: 122, 9: 728 

 Otthia 1: 735 



Massariovalsa 9: 755 



Xylobotryum 11:319, 14:20 

 (Trachyxylaria 16: 510, Xyloceras 

 17: 690) 

 b. Stroma flat, round or cushion-like, immersed or emerging 



(1) Paraphyses lacking 



(a) Stroma bearing conidia of Melanconium 



Melanconiella 1 : 740 



(b) Stroma without conidia Camarops 1: 753 



(2) Paraphyses present 



(a) Stroma phyllogenous ; perithecia superficial 



Licopolia 16: 508 



