8 Sphseriaeere, Ph.topliragmiae, Massaria. 



(Niessl). — A Pl. sinaria sporidiis numquam murali-divisis etc. 



distinguitur. «An affinior Massarice Argof». 

 3 9. Iflassaria atroinquinans ; : : ei C. North Amer. Fungi. n. 978. — 2s:o 



Peritheciis abditis, ostiolo nunctiformi tantum erumpente; spori- 



diis oblongo-ellipticis - ibinde deorsum attenuatis 3-6-septatis, 50 y.. 



long. strato mucoso hyaimo obvolutis. 



UaO. in ramis Platani in Garolina, Pensylvania Amer. bor. 



20. Massaria rhyponta Mont. Syll. n. 877. Sphceria rkj/ponla Mont. 2 ^ 71 

 Fl. Alg. p. 52o. — Atroinquinans; peritheciis tandem liberis sim- 

 plicibus confluentibusque globoso-depressis atris opacis rugulosis 

 fragilibus, ostiolo minutissimo instructis: ascis erectis, clavatis, 

 100-130 [j.. long. deorsuin atteuuatis, medio incrassatis; sporidiis 

 fusiformibus olivaceis 4-7-septatis, 30 ^ 8. 



Hab. In ramis J a s m in i f r u ti c a n tis dejed is, Alger (Durieu). 



21. Massaria semitecta (15. et C.) Sacc. Sphceria semiiecta B. et C. 2872 

 North Am. Fungi n. 936. — Peritheciis semitectis, prominulis, epi- 

 dermide rupta annulatim cinctis; sporidiis clavaiis, triseptatis, le- 

 niter constrictis, 35 >/.. Iongis, strato niucoso obvolutis. 



Jlab. in ramis Platani in Virginia Amer. bor. 



22. Massaria Anioniaj H. Fab. Spher. Vaucl. p. 87, fig. 21. — Peri- o b7: . 

 theciis sparsis, globosis, carbonaceis, in ligno denudato et exarido 

 nidulantibus, vertice conoideo, emei i  .. mill. diam.; ascis cylin- 

 draceis, breve stipitatis, 8-sporis, 200-15; sporidiis monostichis, 

 magni.s, aunulo hyalino circumdatis, oblongo-ellipticis, nunc rectis, 

 nunc curvulis, 5-et rarius 8-7-septatis, ad septa plus minusve con- 

 strictis, immaturis flavo-hyaiinis, maturis brunneis, loculis pluri- 

 guttatis, 36-40= 10-11. 



Jiab. Ad lignum exaridum Mori alba?, Olea? europa^a}, 

 Vaucluse Galli&3. 



23. I^assaria stipitata Fuck, Symb. p. 154. t. VI. f. 9. — Perithe- 2874 

 ciis gregariis, semper tectis, orbicularibus, depressis, medio ma- 

 gnitudine, subglabris, ostiolis minutis, per epidermidem albescen- 

 tern punctiformi-laceratam prominulis; ascis elongatis, longissime 

 curvato-stipitatis, 8sporis, 50^12 (parte sporifer.); sporidiis di- 

 stichis, oblougis, parum curvatis, triseptatis, iocuio subultimo cras- 

 siori, fuscis, 16 = 4. 



Hab. in ramis siccis Fagi sylvatie;e, rarius, prope CEstrich 

 Germanise. 



24. Massaria alpina Sacc. et Sp. Mich. I. p. 440. F. ii. 112. — Peritheciis 2875 

 laxe gregariiSj cortice nidulantibus, globosis, l L mill. d.j subcarbo- 



