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(b) Appendages several to many 

 X. Appendages and perithecium in a whorl 



y. Appendages in a row 

 Receptacle more than 2-celled 



(1) Receptacle of seriate regularly superposed 



cells 



(a) Plant bilaterally symmetrical 



(b) Plant asymmetrical 



X. Receptacle of two contiguous and united 

 rows 

 (x) A single basal cell 



(y) Basal and subbasal cell present 

 y. Receptacle of a single row 



(2) Receptacle more or less parenchyma-like, 



at most only part of the cells super- 

 posed in series 



(a) Appendages all on one side 



(b) Appendages on two sides 



(c) Appendages completely surrounding the 



perithecium 



x. Sterile branches few, antheridal cells 

 intercalary in continuous series 



y. Sterile branches ramose, copious anther- 

 idial cells free, externally superposed 

 on lower segments of the appendages, 

 associated with rostrate sterile cells 



Compsomyces T 366, 2:428; 



L 504 

 Clematomyces T 2:427 



Diplomyces T 357, L 503 



Rhachomyces T 358, 2:421; 



L 504 

 Distichomyces T 2:249 

 Chaetomyces T 364, L 504 



Laboulbenia T 308, 2:328; 



L 502 

 Rickia T 2:247 



Symplectromyces T 2:314 



Teratomyces T 354, 2:315 



Family 14. CERATOMYCETACEAE 



A, Receptacle large, very many-celled, parenchyma- 



like 



1. Perithecium with six wall-cells in each row 



a. Base of trichogyne persistent as a one-celled 



appendage 



b. Base of trichogyne not persistent as an ap- 



pendage 



2. Perithecium with 9-10 wall-cells in each row 



B. Receptacle of a series of superposed cells 



1, Receptacle bearing appendages from specially 



differentiated cells below the perithecium 



2. Receptacle bearing no appendages below the 



perithecium 



a. Receptacle determinate, of few cells 



(1) Wall-rows of perithecia few-celled 



(2) Wall-rows of perithecia many-celled 



b. Receptacle indeterminate, of many cells 



(1) Wall-rows of perithecia few-celled 



(2) Wall-rows of perithecia many-celled 



Caenomyces T 372, L 505 



Zodiomyces T 371, 2:444; L 504 

 Euzodiomyces T 2:444 



Coreomyces T 2:411 



Autoecomyces T 2:434 

 Ceratomyces T 372, 2:435 



Hydrophilomyces T 2:431 

 Rhynchophoromyces T 2:432 



