484 FOSSIL FUNGI 



9. Pezizaceae 



Pezizites candidus Gopp et Ber. occurs as well-preserved mate- 

 rial on insects in amber. 



10. Cenansnaceae 



Cemvigites piri Ludw. from the Miocene externally resembles 

 modern Cenansnum. 



11. Hvpocreaceae 



Melanosporites stefani Pamp. from the Miocene consists of 

 perithecia and ascospores. 



12. Dothideaceae 



Included in this family are 8 species of leaf-inhabiting fungi 

 belonging to Dothidites Bur. et Pot. 



13. Chaetomiaceae 



Chaetomites intricatus Pamp. from the Miocene shows hairy 

 perithecia like those of Chaetomium. 



14. Sordariaceae 



From the Miocene came fossilized ascospores resembling those 



of Sordaria. 



15. Sphaenaceae 



A large number of leaf- and bark-inhabiting species represent- 

 ing this family from the Permian have been described in 

 Sphaerites, established by linger. Representative forms include 

 Sphaerites sitessi Ettingh. on Rhamnus, Rosellinites Beyschlagii 

 Pot., R. congestus Beck, R. schusteri Rehm., Petrosphaeria japon- 

 ic a Stopes et Fujii, and Chaetosphaerites bily chnis Felix. 



16. Amphisphaeriaceae 

 Trematosphaerites lignitum is from the Oligocene. 



17. Mycosphaerellaceae 

 Laestadites nathorstii Mesch. is from the Quaternary. 



18. Pleosporiaceae 



On the leaves of Cryptomeriopsis mesozoica occurs a species, 

 that shows perithecia containing asci and paraphyses and that has 



