Myxoinycetea). Lsimprosporre, Prototrichia. 97 



stiiictis ; sporis globosis, plaiie areolato-costatis, l'J-M /. diain., 

 areolis polygoniis, aequalibus. 

 Hab. ad lipna in Algeria. 

 3. Oligonema furcatum Buck. l'ungi Bristol p. XIII, Gniv. XX, p. 38. .1852 

 — Peridiis sparsis, globosis, nitidis, laete flavis, intiis coucoloribus; 

 elateribus cylindraceis, simplicibus v. ramosis, extromitatibus incras- 

 satis obtusisque; spiralibus laxis, tenuibus, 3-4 a. diain. ; sporis glo- 

 bosis, rainute verrucosis, 10-12 u. diam. 



llab. in truncis putridis pr. Bristol Britanniae. 



ALWISIA B. ot Br. iu Journ. Linn. XIV, p. 87. t. 11, f. 6 et XV, 

 t. II, f. 1, Massee [iev. Trich. p, 24 (Hltym. a cl. mycetum zeylani- 

 corum pictore db Alwis) — Peridia in stipitem communem fascicu- 

 lato-connexa, irregulariter dehiscentia, tunica siogula. Capillitiurn 

 parcum. Elateres ex tunicae part. infer. oriundi, apicibus liberis 

 attenuatis v. obtusi subinde bifldis, spiralibus spinulisque rudimen- 

 tariis. Sporae globosae. 



1. Alwisia Bombarda B. et Br. 1. c. Massee 1. c. f. 19, Trichia fragilis 4853 

 Rost. p. p. Syll. VII, n. 1494 p. p. — Peridiis late fusoideis v. elli- 

 psoideis, longe stipitatis, atro-brunneis. subiude purpureo-tinctis, io- 

 tus brunneis, stipite composito, concolori, cavo, ex hypothallo maju- 

 sculo oriundo; elateribus cylindricis, 6-7 u, cr., hinc inde inflatis, 

 sublevibus; sporis globosis, levibus, 5-6 -j.. diam 



Hab. in ligois dejectis in silva GoogoIIa Ceylon. — Fungillus 

 2-3 mm. alt. 



PROTOTRICHIA Rost. — Syll. VII. p. 437. 



1. Prototrichia flagellifera Rost. e. p., Massee Rev. Trich. p. 26, f. 23. ^854 

 Syll. VII, n. 1402 e. p. — Peridiis sessilibus; elateribus basi in- 

 crassatis. 7-9 j.. cr., sursum attenuatis et e medio ter dichotomi- 

 co-ramosis; sporis globosis, 10-13 ^.. diam., levibus. 



Ilab. ifi truncis Abietum in Britannia et Suecia. 



2. Prototrichia metallica (B. et Br.) Massee Trich. p. 26, f. 26, P. 4856 

 elegantala Rost., Syll. VII, n. l i91. — Peridiis stipitatis v. sub- 

 sessilibus, globosis v. lenticularibus, cupreis, nitidis, intus flavis, 

 carneis; elateribus utrinque attenuatis, apice fasciculato-ramosis, 

 ramulis subinde torulosis, apice acutis, 40-60 c; 2; spiralibus latis 

 planis; sporis globosis, levibus, 9-11. 



Hab. ad licrna in Suecia et Tasmania, 



3. Prototrichia cuprea Massee Rev. Trich. p. 27, f. 24. — Peridiis 4856 



