Sphaeriacese, Phaeophragmiae, Melanomma. 101 



lsevibus nitidis, ostiolo siraplici demura umbilicato-pertusis; ascis cy- 

 lindraceis, stipitatis, 8-sporis; sporidiis monostichis, obiongis, utrin- 

 que obtusis, 3-septatis, ad septa vix constrictis, olivaceis, 12 ~ 4. 

 Hab. in truncis Pruni et Betulse in Suecia, Britannia et 

 Germania. — Species minuta, gregaria, vel sparsa, firma, orbicula- 

 ta, subglobosa, basi surbimrnersa, hemisphrerica, ostiolo vix papilla- 

 to, demum vero apice pertuso tandemque umbilicato-depressa. — 

 Sec. B. et Br. sporidia 20 y.. longa; an species diversa? 



8. Melanomma Holmskjoeldii (Karst.) Sacc, Sphceria Holmskjaeldii 3230 

 Karst. Myc. Fenn. II. p. 91. — Peritheciis gregariis vel sparsis, 

 erumpentibus, demum subliberis, sphaeroideis, vulgo nonnihil ap- 

 planatis, papilla depressa praeditis, lsevissimis, nigris, nitidulis 0,4- 



0,5 mill. lat. ; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, 100-110 s 13 (p. sporif.), 

 octosporis; sporidiis distichis vel subdistichis, fusoideo-elongatis, 

 leviter curvulis, 3-septatis, loculo secundo leviter incrassato, ad 

 septa leviter constrictis, dilute fuscidulis v. flavescentibus, 22-30 

 »5-6. 



Hab. in ligno Sorbi Aucuparise prope Mustiala Fennise. — 

 Perithecia tenacia, circa ostiolum papilliforme interdum plus mi- 

 nusve impressa. 



9. Melanomma Heufleri (Auersw.) Sacc. Mich. I. 344. Sphceria Heu- 3231 

 fleri Auersw. in Hedw. 1868, p. 183. — - Peritheciis sparsis (mi- 

 gnitudine Splia?rulime myriadese) hemisphflericis v. subglobosis, car- 

 bonaceis, atris, ostiolo minutissimo mamillari ornatis; ascis cre- 

 berrimis, clavatis, sessilibus, membrana duplici non visibili, 8-spo- 

 ris, paraphysibus tenuibus filiformibus subconglutinatis, laxe obval- 

 latis; sporidiis irregulariter stipatis, subdistichis, lanceolato-oblon- 

 gis, plus minus curvulis, utrinque acutiusculis, 3-septatis, brunneis 

 pellucidis, 16^5. 



Hab. in ligno pineo decorticato in Tyrolia (Heufler). 



10. Melanomma Jenynsii (B. et Br.) Sacc Sphceria Jenynsii B. et ? 2 32 

 Br. Not. Brit. Fungi n. 875, t. f. 22. — Peritheciis ligno imma- 

 culato semiinsculptis, subpruinosis v. rugulosis, ostiolo conico v. 

 cylindraceo, subinde leniter compresso ; asci-s clavatis ; sporidiis di- 

 stichis, cymbiformibus, dein 3-septatis, 30 ■).. Iongis, dein fuscidulis. 



Hab. in ligno putri in Britannia (L. Jexyxs et C. E. Broomi:). 



i 1. Melanomma obliterans (B. et Br.) Sacc. Sphcvria oblHerans B. 3233 



et Br. Brit. Fungi n. 890, t. 11, fig. 51. — Peritheciis sparsis in- 



ter ligni fibras dealbatas semiinfossis, collabascentibus, subastomis; 



ascis cylindrico-clavatis; sporidiis monostichis obovatis, triseptatis, 



