Sphaeroidece, Hyalosporaj, Chcetophoma. 199 



CH>ETOPHOMA Cooke in Grevillea III. p. 25 (Etym. choete, seta et 

 PJioma). — Perithecia membranacea. minutissima, superficialia, in- 

 tra hyphas intricatas plerumque nidulantia; sporulfB minimae, con" 

 tinute, hyalina.', srepe ovales vel ellipsoidere. — Genus sistit verisi- 

 militer spermogonia Astermcc v. MelioUv, 



1. Chaetophoma ilicifolia Cooke in Grev. t. 118, f. 3. — Hypophylla, ii86 

 fuliginea, macul»formis ; hjphis byssinis ramulosis, intricatis, brun- 

 neis, ramulis adscendentibus, cladosporioideis; peritheciis brunneis, 

 globosis, 70 fjt.. diam., sparsis; sporulis ellipticis vel ovalibus, hya- 

 linis, 4=; 2,5. 



Hab. in foliis Ilicis opacas in Carolina aust. Americse bo- 

 realis (Ravknel). 



2. Chstophoma quercifolia Cooke in Grevillea tab. 118. f. 1. — Ily- \m 

 pophylla, efl\isa, fuliginea; hyphis byssoideis repentibus, 30-40 a. 

 diam., flexuosis, furcatis, intricatis, brunneis,- peritheciis globosis, 

 fuscis, gregariis vel sparsis,- sporulis minimis, ovatis, hyalinis, 3 i;2. 



Jlal). in foliis Quercus nigrae in Carolina austr. Americee 

 borealis (Ravenkl). — Affine C. ilicifolice sed perithecia minora 

 et gregaria. 



3. Chaetophoma Catesbeyi Cooke ia Grev. t. 118, f. 2. Phoma Ca- hhs 

 iesbeyi Thiim. Flora, 1878, p. 179, — • Hypophylla, f usca ; hyphis 

 byssoideis, ramosis, intricatis, brunneis, repentibus; peritheciis gre- 

 gariis, foliorum paginam inferiorem omnino occupantibus, subglo- 

 bosis, fuscis, 25-30 p. diara.; sporulis sub-ovato globosis, hyali- 

 nis, 2,5 \j-. diam. 



Uab. m foliis Quercus Catesbeyi in Carolina infer. Amer. 

 borealis (Ravenel). — Sec. Thiim. 1. c. adsunt basidia brevissiraa, 

 tiliformia, hyalina. 



4. Cha^tophoma atrella Cooko et Harkn. in Grev. 1880, p. 6. — Atra, ugg 

 effusa, velutina; hyphis erectis, simplicibus, flexuosis, cum conidiis 

 ellipsoideis. 1-2-septatis; peritheciis globosis, 80-180 ^.. diam., 

 brunneis. membranaceis; sporulis minutis, ovatis, 4 ^; 3. 



Hab. \i\ cortice A c e r i s m a c r o p h y 1 1 i in California Amer. bor. 



5. ChaBtophoma Catalpae Cooke in Grevillea t. 118, f. 4. — Ilypo- 1190 

 phylla, eflusa, brunnea; hyphis byssoideis repeiitibus, tlexuosis, ra- 

 mulosis, paucis; peritheciis globosis, brunneis. 10-50 //. diam.; spo- 

 rulis subovatis, hyalinis, 2^1,5. 



Hab. in foliis emortuis Catalpa? cor(?ifoIia> in Carolina 

 austr. Amer. bor. — Hypha; parciores, cladosporioideic, conidiis 

 1-septatis. 



