486 FOSSIL FUNGI 



6. Hydnaceae 

 Only a single species, Hydnites argillae Ludw., has been listed. 



7. Polyporaceae 



Fossil poly pores include Folyporites foliatits Ludw. on Tertiary 

 wood, P. brownii YVieland from the lower Cretaceous, Pseudo- 

 poly poms carbonicus [Hollick (1910)] from the Carboniferous, 

 and Lenzitites gastaldii Heer from the Tertiary. 



8. Agaricaceae 



Agariciies Wardianus Alesch. is a representative agaric. 



9. Lycoperdaceae 



From the Miocene in Colorado comes Geasterites florissantensis 

 Cockerell, an earth-star-like species. 



V. Deuteromycetes (Fungi Lmperfecti) 



A rather wide range of fossilized Deuteromycetes, many from 

 amber, have been discovered. 



1. Sphaerioidaceae 



Depazites rabenhorsti Gein. occurs on Carboniferous fern leaf. 



2. Aielanconiaceae 

 Pestalozzites sabalana Berry is found on palm leaves. 



3. Mucedinaceae 



In amber have been found Acremonites sitccineus Gasp., Gona- 

 tobotrytis primigennis Gasp., Monilites albida Pamp., Ravntlarites 

 oblongispoms Gasp., and Sporotrichitcs heterospenmts Gopp. 

 Ovularites barbouri Whit, occurs in leaf tissue from the Cretaceous 



[Whitford (1916)]. _ 



4. Dematiaceae 



Among dark-spored Moniliales are Cladospitcs bipartitus Felix, 

 C. fasciciilatus Berry, C. oligocaemcuvi Berry, Macrosporites 

 ropaloides Ren., M. subtrichellus Ren., and Tondites moniliformis 

 .Menge. 



