92 ASCOBOLACEAE— CORDIERITACEAE 



Family 48. ASCOBOLACEAE 

 Rehm 1078 



Apothccia superficial, typically fimicole, scutellate lo disciform, fleshy or waxy 

 or gelatinous; asci mostly broad and clavate, projecting above the hymenium at maturity. 



Subfamily Ascophanae 

 Spores colorless 



I. Hymenium within an exciple 



1. Asci 4- or 8-spored 



a. Spores globose 



(1) Asci 4-spored Boudierella 14: 792 



(2) Asci S-spored Cubonia 8: 527 



b. Spores elliptic to fusoid; asci 8-spored 



(1) Apothecia smooth Ascophanus R. 1085, 8:528 



(2) Apothecia hairy or setose 



(a) Spores smooth Lasiobolus R. 1096, 8: 536 



(b) Spores spiny Aphanascus 10: 35 



2. Ai-ci 16-many-spored 



a. Asci many 



(1) Apothecia fimbriate with delicate hairs; asci 32-spored 



Streptotheca 10:34 



(2) Apothecia not hairy ; asci 16-many-spored 



Rhyparobius R. 1099 



b. Ascus one Thelebolus R. 1106 



II. Hymenium without an exciple : asci many-spored 



Zukalina R. 1108 



Subfamily Ascobolae 

 Spores colored 



I. Spores globose Boudiera R. 1113, 8: 512 



II. Spores elliptic to fusoid 



1. Spores in a gelatinous mass in ascus Saccobolus R. 1115, 8:524 



2. Spores free in the ascus 



a. Apothecia smooth 



(1) Exciple present, normal Ascobolus R. 1120,8:514 



(2) Exciple lacking Ascodesmis 8: 824 



b. Apothecia hairy or ciliati Dasybolus 11:421 



Family 49. CORDIERITACEAE 

 8: 810, 16: 803 



Apothecia suberose or corneo-carbonous, superficial, ramose-stipitate, arising at 

 the tips of the branches, finally cup-like and open; asci terete-clavate, 6-8-spored ; 

 spores 1- or 2-celled, mostly hyaline. 



I. Spores i-celled, hyaline ; stipe much branched above, homy-carbonous 



Cordierites 8: 810 



