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VALSELLA Fuck. — Syll. I p. 158, IX p. 464, XI p. 275. 



1. Valsella Saccardoi Berl. Ic. fung. III, tab. 131, f. 1. — Stroma- 1904 

 tibus gregariis, cortice innatis, pustulatim elevatis, orbiculato-co- 

 nicis, disco plano ostiolis (18-20) vix emergentibus punctato; pe- 

 ritheciis ovoideis, monostichis, in collum cylindraceum «quilongum 

 productis; ascis crasse clavatis, apice rotundatis brevissime tenua- 

 to-stipitatis, 34-38*9-12, polysporis; sporidiis allantoideis, con- 

 globatis, 9-11 * 2-2,5, vix v. non guttulatis, hyalinis. 



Hab. in corticibus, Keren Abyssinite socia Cryptovalsa tenella 

 (Penzig). — A Valsella mijriotheca Pass. saltem a diagnosi et 

 icone videtur differre ascis sporidiisque multo majoribus: an ta- 

 men mensurae Passerinianse exactae? 



CRYPTOVALSA Ges. et De Not. — Syll. I p. 187, IX p. 471, XI 

 p. 276, XIV p. 487, XVI p. 426. 



1. Cryptovalsa macrospora (Sacc.) Trav. in litt. C. ampelina var. ma- 1905 

 crospora Sacc. ap. Abb. Allesch. Cryptov. p. 42 (Malp. 1902) C. 

 ampelina Abb. 1. c. nec Nits. et Fuck. — Stromate effuso, nigro, 

 subcorticali v. in ligno serpente, circa perithecia acervulatim col- 

 lecta elevato, corticem inquinante; acervulis prominentibus, ro- 

 tundatis v. ellipticis, distinctis ; peritheciis numerosis mono-disti- 

 chis, cortice imo immersis vel ligno adnatis, majusculis, mutua 

 pressione angulatis, erectis in collum longiusculum attenuatis ; 

 ostiolis valde exsertis, integris; ascis clavatis, longe pedicellatis, 

 45-55 « 10-13 p. sp. ; sporidiis allantoideis , luteo-fuscescentibus, 

 9-12 * 3-4. 



Hab. in sarmentis Vitis viniferse in Italia bor. — Ab 

 afdni C. Rabenhorstii differt prsecipue acervalis magis distinctis 

 et tumidis, collis longioribus, ostiolis non sulcatis. 



2. Cryptovalsa pirina Ell. et Ev. in Journ. of Mycol. 1903, p. 167. mG 

 —  Stromatibus effusis, in ligno nigrificato insidentibus; peritheciis 

 ovato-globosis, valsoideis, 4-8-congestis, ostiolis brevibus, integris 



vel sulcatis, obtusis vei subconicis, erumpentibus, collapsis donatis ; 

 ascis polysporis, longe filiformi-pedicellatis, p. spor. 65-70*10- 

 12; sporidiis allantoideis, luteolis, subcurvulis, 11-13*1,5-2. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Piri coronarise, River Forest, II- 

 lin., Amer. bor. 



3. Cryptovalsa Rabenhorstii (Nits.) Sacc. — Syll. fung. I, p. 190. — 1907 

 var. Rosarum Sacc. apud Abbado, Allescherina e Cryptov. p. 4-1 

 (Malp. 1902). — Stromate ligneo; acervulis grogariis; peritheciis 



