MONOSPORIUM. 311 



*** Greenish. 



Sporotrichum chlorinum. Link, 



Forming effused, rather thick olive-green or yellowish 

 patches ; hyphae dense, branched, interwoven ; conidia 

 obovate, with a green tinge, 4-G X 2-3 /x. 



Sporotrichum chlorinum, Link, Obs. Myc, ii. p. 35 ; Sacc, 

 SyII., iv. n. 569. 



On fallen leaves, especially oak. 



MOXOSPOEIUM. Bon. (fig. 4, p. 313.) 



Sterile hyphae creeping; fertile hj-j^hae repeated branched 

 in a tree-like manner, erect : coiiidia hyaline or brightly 

 coloured, terminal and solitary on the tips of the terminal 

 branchlets. 



Monosporium, Bonorden, Hdbk., p. 95 ; Sacc, Syll., vol. iv. 

 p. 113. 



Monosporium olivaceum. C. & M. (fig. 4, p. 313.) 

 Broadly, and for the most part densely effused, olive; 

 hyphae interwoven, septate, pale olivaceous, fertile branches 

 erect, BjDaringly branched towards the apex, branchlets some- 

 times alternate, sometimes in pairs ; conidia hyaline, oval, 

 0-8 X 4 /x. 



Monosporium olivaceum, Cke. & Massee, Grevillea, vol. xvi. 

 p. 78. 



On Corticium and bark. 



Monosporium ooprophilum. C. & M. 



Tufts snow-white, subgiobose, sometimes confluent; hyphae 

 interwoven, septate ; fertile hyphae short, repeatedly dicho- 

 tomous, branches ascending, slightly narrower upwards ; 

 conidia ovate, continuous, hyaline, granular inside. 

 12-15 X 10 fx. 



Monosporium coprophilum, Cke. & Mass., Grev., xvi. p. 10. 



On dung;. 



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Monosporium saccharium. B. & Br. 

 Tufts gelatinous, coffee-colour, fertile hyphae short, erect, 

 somewhat clavate; spores obovate, base truncate, smooth, 

 tinged coffee-colour, 10-13 X 7 /x. 



