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Eesenibling Verticillmm in habit, distinguished by the 

 cluster of spores involved in mucus at the tip of each 

 branchlet. By some the spores are considered as being 

 enclosed in a cell, as in Mucor, but it has been shown by 

 Berlese that the apparent membrane consists of mucus that 

 disappears at maturit}'. 



Acrostalagmus cinnabarinus. Corda. (figs. G, 7, 

 p. 358.) 



Tufts pulverulent, effused, orange-red or vermilion ; vege- 

 tative hyphae branched, septate; fertile hyphae erect, rigid, 

 septate, primary and secondary branches arranged in whorls, 

 clusters of conidia globose, conidia elliptical, very faintly 

 tinged rose, 3-5 X 1-2 /x. 



Acrostalagmus cinvaharinus, Corda, Ic. Fung., ii., p. 15, fig. 

 66; Sacc, SylL, iv. n. 139. 



On various decaying vegetable substances. 



CLOXOSTACPIYS. Corda. (fig. 15a, p. 313.) 



Sterile hyphae creeping, continuous ; fertile, erect, simple, 

 continuous below, septate towards the apex and giving off 

 whorls of branches, usually in fours, from the septa ; 

 branclilets a^so beaiing whorls of branchlets, usually in 

 fours; branchlets subulate, the upper part densely covered 

 with white, continuous conidia, spirally arranged, and 

 resembling a compact spike. 



Clonostachys, Corda, Prachtflora, p. 31, t. xv. ; Sacc, Syll., 

 vol. iv. p. 165. 



Clonostachys araucaria. Corda. ('fig. 15a, p. 313.) 

 Forming-minute white, downy tufts 1-2 line broad and 

 ^ a line high ; fertile branches erect, simple and without 

 septa for some distance from the base, septate above, and 

 bearing verticils of branches at the septa, branches also 

 verticillately arranged, branches and branchlets in fours ; 

 the branches covered for some distance withcloselj^ crowded, 

 oblong conidia, the whole resembling a spike ; spikes 

 crowded, and forming a compact, elliptical head; conidia 

 5—6 X 2 /z. 



Clonostach/s araucaria, Corda, Praclitfl., p. ol, t. xv. ; Sacc, 

 Syll., n. 849.' 



