»24 Sphserlaeese, Phseophragrnite, Sporormia. 



tab. IX, f, 23-26. — Peritheciis suhglobosis ostiolo papiliaeformi. 

 250-500 p.. diam., immersis; ascis cylindraceis stipitatis, 105-111 

 e 10-11 p. sporif.; sporidiis monostichis plus miaus fusiformibus. 

 rectis vel parum eurvatis utririq.ue conoideo-rotundatis, 4-locula- 

 ribtis. olivaceo-fuscis 17-20-5-6; paraphysibus filiformibus arii- 

 culatis guttulatis interdum ramosis, vix ascos superantibus. 



Ifab. in fimo vaccino in Seelandia (Hanser) et fimo ovino 

 in Moravia (Niessl). 



2. Sporormia stercoris (Fr.) Pir. Monogr. Spororm. n. 1, tab. Vf. 33,s 

 fig, 16-17, Hormospora slerooris Desm. Cr. Fr. ed. 131. n. 97 (nec 



pl. auct.). —  Peritheciis minutis, immersis, .sphaericis, ostiolo am- 

 plo circulari prjeditis, membranaceis, fuligineis y. nigris, discretis" 

 v. gregariis;. aseis cylindraceis v. subclavatis, apice obtusissimis 

 in pedicellum brevem productis, 48 =; 8-10, octosporis; paraphysi* 

 bus filiformibus, rectis, simplicibus, non septatis: sporidiis subtri- 

 serialiter dispositis, cylindraceis, obtusis, 4-locuiaribus, rectis, v. 

 curvulis, 18-2( 



llab. in fimo vaccino in Gallia (Desmazieres), in Vogesis" 

 Mouo.eot). 



3. Spororrnia rrJnima Auersw. in Hedw. 1878, pag. 661. — Perithe- a.sn 

 ciis sparsis, semiimmersis, globosis, ostiolo minutissimo papillsefor- 



mi, mmutis, 100-110 /-•.. diam., membranaceis atris, glabris; ascis 

 elongato-oblongis vei subcylindraceis, stipite abrupto brevissimo, 

 80-85 » 12-15; sporidiis subparallele stipatis, 3-4-stichis, subcylin- 

 draceis rectis vel parum curvatis utrinque obtuse rotundatis, fn- 

 cis, 28-30^4-6, 4-ceilularibus facillime socedentibus ; articulis me- 

 diis, 6,5-7,5 \>.. longis, terminalibus paulo longioribus; paraphysibus 

 coalitis ascos paullo superantibus. 



Hah. in fimo v a c c i n o, e q u i n o, o v i n o, c u n i c u \ o r u m etc. 

 in Fennia. Britannia, Germania. Italia, Gallia, Austria, America 

 australi, boreali, Borneo. 



4. Sporormia teporina Niessl Art. Spor. n. 4. — Peritheciis plus g 3 ig 

 minus gregariis, immersis, globosis, ostiolo conico v. subcylindraceo 

 200-230 (j.. (liam.. membranaceo-molliusculis, atris, glabris; ascis 

 elongato-clavatis in stipitem brevem attenuatis, 90-120 x 10-12 

 stip. 10-15 ;/. long. ; sporidiis imbricate 2--3-stichis fusiformi-c;'- 

 lindraceis, rectis curvatisve. utrinque attenuato-rotundatis, satu- 

 rate fuscis subopacis. 27-29^4-5, 4-cellularibus facile secedunii- 



bus ; articuVts mediis cylindraeeis 0-7 <j. longis. terminalibus obo- 



