238 . PYRFNOMYCCTES. 



astonia, ii'i'ejj!iil;iritcr liinosc niiii|)(ns. Niicleus gelatiii(»Mis. I)il)iilus, 

 ex ascis octosporis clavato-saccatis, inrciiic scilicet vi\ attcimatis, 

 hyaliiiis, jiKiiorihiis 7 — iiiatiiris 1 cciitiiiiiHiiii. loiit;is, iiiedio 2 ceiiti- 

 iiiilliiii. crassis. alis(|iic |)ai'a|)liysii)iis, coiistaus. Spoivc ohloiiga;, suh- 

 pediccllata'. iiciiipe a|)pen(liculo hyalino aucta^ et ciini eo s«pe pyri- 

 formes evadentcs, transversim triseptats scu (piadriloculares, loculis 

 ohscuris liiscis. Loii^itudo sporaruni cuin cauda ()""", 0350, ahsipie 

 cauda ()""", 023."); crassitudo centiinillinietrum liaud ada'(piat. Inter- 

 duin recta spora esl. hi spora juni^jri septa noii adsuiit, sed tantiiin 

 glohuli (piaterni, seriali, hyalini. 



Oas. Sp/ia'ri(f' (''cTn/corjVc aflinis species, a qua, ut et ab omnihus 

 liujus scriei, fructilicalionc iiropria niai;no])erc differt. Spora; eteniin 

 singularesin memoriam illas Helminthosporii cuiiisdam revocant, nec 

 tanien cadc causa ad novum genus condendum idoncic. 



•{• 8^i9. S. MoLH GiNis M. mss. : peritheciis innatis gregariis aut spar- 

 sis, e rotundo ohhjiigis, madidis convexis, siccitate cxillahentihus asto- 

 mis, epidermide semper tectis, hasi filis radiantihus iiistructis; ascis 

 linearihus, 8-12 sporas glohosas hyalinas uniseriales foventihus. 



IIai!. lii caulilius emortuis Golii Molluginis circa Scdanum, in Ar- 

 dennis, 1830 : Ipse. 



Desc. Perithccia sparsa aut circa nodos coUccta, orhicularia , raro 

 olilonga, ininuta, 1/3 ad 2/3 milliiii. diainctro aMjuantia, atia. iiitida, 

 epidermide semper tccta, iiiaihjre convexa, exsiccationi- ciii)iilari-col- 

 lapsa, intus cinerea, e hasi un(li(|uc filiras ramosas, articulatas emit- 

 tentia; astonia et riniose (?) tandein dchiscentia. I*rffiterea insigniter 

 constant e ccllulis magnis vesicularihus, diametro ()'"'". 01. l a'(piantihus 

 violaceo-fuliginosis. Nucleus gelatinosus. Asci lineares pro ratione 

 longi, 7 centiinillim. nietientes, 0""",0025 circiter crassi, anaparaphy- 

 sati, s})oras glohosas, liin[)i(las, octonas ad duodenas unica serie fovcii- 

 tes et undi(|ue centriiin p(.'rith('cii vcrsusvcrgciites.Spora! vix 0""",0020 

 diametro ada^quant. 



Fihra; e l)asi cujus(pu' pciilhccii (Hla'. liiscidula', radiantcs, hreves, 

 dcciinilliiiietrum circiter longw, irregulariter ramosje, articulata', arti- 

 culis diaiiiclrum (0""",0055 ad 0""",0075) aiquantihus, quadratis vel ro- 

 tundis, liinc in lila inoniliformia suh epidermide (juaque versus pro- 

 repunl. 



Obs. Gum nullacognita nisi forsan cum Sp/iwria excavata, piw^ertim 



