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CRYPTOSPORA Tul. — Sacc. Syll. II, p. 301. 



1. Cryptospora CaryaB Peck 38 Rep. St. Mus. p. 106, t. 2, f. 28-31. 3780 

 — Stromatibus sparsis, epiclennide tectis, erumpentibus, linea atra 

 circurascriptis v. sub epidermide crusta atra velatis ; peritheciis 4-12 



iu quoque stroraate globosis v. pressione angulosis, ostiolis stipatis, 

 prominulis, subglobosis, aequalibus, nigris; ascis subclavatis, 100-125 

 =: 12-15; sporidiis stipatis v. distichis, subcylindraceis in parte in- 

 feriore vel utrinque leniter acurainatis, granulosis, denique spurie 

 3-5-septatis, 40-60 ■^^ 6-7, hyalinis. 



Jlab. in ramis Caryae albae, Knowersville Amer. bor. 



2. Cryptospora corylina (Tul.) Fuck. — Sacc. Syll. II, p. .363. Huc 

 daceuda est Sphceria versatilis Fries S. M. II, 364 et Sacc. Syll. 

 II, p. 372 (Cfr. Cooke in Grevillea XIII, p. 370). — Sporidia sunt 

 cylindracea, flexuosa, nucleata, hyalina, 50 \x. longa. 



3. Cryptospora umbillcata (Pers.) Berl, et Vogl. Add. Syll. p. 192, 

 Sphceria umbilicata Pers, Syn. p. 45, Sacc. Syll. II, p. 487 et 

 Cooke in Grev. XIII, p. 39. — Sporidia ovoidea, hyalina, 6,2 s 5. 



4. Cryptospora tomentella (Peck) Berl. et Vogl. Add. Syll. p. 192, 3781 

 Valsa tomentella Peck in Thirty-fifth. Rep. St. Mus. Bot. 1884, 



p. 144. — Peritheciis quaterno-octonis, subcircinatis, in parte in- 

 teriore corticis nidulantibus, nigris, basi tomento albo vestitis, di- 

 sco lanceolato, albido vel brunneo, rima angusta, utrinque acuta 

 erurapentibus, ostiolis atris, levibus puuctulato; ascis oblongis, la- 

 tis, subcylindraceis vel fusiformibus, sessilibus, 50-80 [j.. longis; 

 sporidiis cylindraceis, stipatis, curvulis, utrinque obtusis, saepe mul- 

 tinuoleatis, 50-67 ;s 4-5, hyalinis. 



Hab. in cortice Betulae populifoliae, New Albany Ameri- 

 cse borealis. 



5. Cryptospora vasculosa (Fr.) Cooke in Grevillea XIII, p. 39, Sphce- 

 ria vasculosa Fries S. M. II, 408 et Sacc. Syll. II, pag. 486. — 

 Sporidia cuneata, nucleata, 8-12 a. long. uVix Cri/piospora)). 



6. Cryptospora Sowerbyi (Berk.) Sacc Dialrype Berk. in Herb. n. 8786, 3782 

 Sow. Fungi t. 378, fig. 4, sec. Cooke Syn. Pyren. — Erurapens, 

 verruciformis, disco pallido; peritheciis minutis, paucis, ostiolis bre- 

 vibus; ascis clavatis, subsessilibus, 8-sporis; sporidiis anguste fu- 

 soideis, hyalinis, 20 ^ 4-5. 



Hab. in ramis io Scotia. — Supra stromata Trichoderma li' 

 gnosum parasitatur. 



7. Cryptospora Richonii Sacc. Cryptospora Quercus Rich. Cat. Champ. 3783 



