218 - SphierioideiHe, Hj^alosporse, Staurochseta. 



liyalinae in catenulas subinde ramosas digestse, modo reticulatim 

 connexce, modo muco obvolutfe. — A Myxormia et Hormococco 

 prtesentia perithecii differt, sed a Sirococco vix distinguitur. 



1. Peckia Sarraceniae Peck et Clinton in Rep. of St. Mus. N. York. 1299 



— Peritheciis sparsis vel in acervulos minutos subaggregatis, in- 

 terdum macula nigricante insidentibus, rainutis, leniter promiuulis, 

 nigris ; catenulis sporularum reticulatim raraosis; sporulis oblongis, 

 angustis, hyalinis, 7-8 u. longis. 



Hah. in foliis emortuis Sarracenise purpure?e, Buffalo 

 Amer. bor. (Clinton). 



2. Peckia Clintonii Peck in Rep. of St. Mus. N. York, t. 2, f. 6-9. i300 



— Peritheciis sparsis, in utraque foiii pagina prominulis, levibus, 

 nigris ; sporularum catenulis muco obvolutis subinde lateraliter con- 

 nexis; sporulis subcuboideis, liyalino-chlorinis, 5 <j.. diam. 



Hab. in foliis putrescentibus Smilacinae trifoli;ie, Buffalo 

 Amer. bor. — Sporulse sfr^pe plasmate diviso foetaj. 



MURICULARIA Sacc. Mich. I. p. 95 (Etym. a murex ob perithecia 

 muricata). — Perithecia globosa, astoma, membranaceo-tenacella, 

 superficialia, undique muriculata. Sporulde variae botuliformes, quaa- 

 doque gibbosa^ v. subramulosse, hyalin?s. — An aptius ad Nec- 

 trio/deas ducendum genus? 



1. Muricularia eurotioides Sacc. l. c. et F. it, t. 94. — Peritheciis 1301 

 globosis, membranacco-tenacellis, ex albo ochraceis, 100 u.. diam., 

 undique aculeolos elongato-conoideos, 1-cellulares, ima basi annu- 

 lato-subconstrictos, hyaliaos gerentibus; perithecii contextu rai- 

 nute granuloso; sporulis copiosissimis e strato proligero tenui im- 

 mediate o"riundis, polyraorphiis nunc botuliformibus, nunc raedio 

 ventricosis, nunc subfurcatis, polis obtusiusculis, et 1-guttulatis, 

 hyalinis, jodii ope intense casrulascentibus, strato proligero vero 

 eadem ope intense flavescente. 



Hab. in nidis vesparura putrescentibus, socio /Isper^rzY/o vi- 

 renle, Padova Ital. bor. 



STAUROCHy£TA Sacc. F. Ven. Ser. IV. p. 40 (Etyin. s(auro8, crux 

 et chcete, seta). — Perithecia erurapenti-superficialia, membrana- 

 cea V. carbonacea, sphasroidea, atra, subastoma, setis rigidulis, api- 

 ce stellatis v. stellato-ramulosis undique obsita. Sporuloe ovoideai 

 V. oblongse, continua\ diaphana? sed dilute fuscelke. — Geuus pul- 

 chellum setulis stellatis statira dignoscendum. 



