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5. Ascophanus vicinus Boud. Ann. Sci. Nat. V. 10: 246. 1869. 

 Apothecia scattered or more rarely aggregated, becoming 



discoid, reaching a diameter of 0.5-1 mm., ochraceous-carneous ; 

 hymenium plane or convex, similar in color to the outside of the 

 apothecium, roughened by the protruding asci; asci broad- 

 clavate, attenuated at the base, 8-spored; spores 2-seriate or 

 irregularly disposed, hyaline, 20-22 X 30-32 /x; paraphyses cla- 

 vate at their apices, septate, hyaline. 



On cow dung. 



Type locality: France. 



Distribution: New Jersey; also in Europe. 



Illustration: Ann. Sci. Nat. V. 10: pi. 11, f. 33. 



6. Ascophanus lacteus (Cooke & Phill.) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 528. 



1889. (Plate U, fig. 1.) 



Ascobolus lacteus Cooke & Phill. Grevillea 5: 119. 1876. 



Apothecia small, not exceeding 0.3 mm. in diameter, discoid, 

 tapering below, white or with a very delicate pinkish tinge; 

 hymenium concave, minutely roughened by the protruding asci; 

 the excipular cells irregularly polygonal, hyaline or subhyaline, 

 reaching a diameter of 12-15 yu; asci cylindric to clavate, gradually 

 tapering below into a stem-like base, reaching a length of 60-75 /x 

 and a diameter of 12-15 n, 8-spored; spores usually 1 -seriate or 

 more rarely crowded, ellipsoid, smooth, about 7 X lOyu; pa- 

 raphyses about 1 M thick below, enlarged above, branched and 

 curved at their apices. 



On dung of cows and horses. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: New York; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Heimerl, Niederost. Ascoboleen /. 9, 10. 



7. Ascophanus argenteus (Curr.) Boud. Ann. Sci. Nat. V. 10: 



245. 1869. (Plate U, fig. 5.) 



Ascobolus argenteus Currey, Trans. Linn. Soc. 24: 496. 1864. 



Apothecia gregarious, minute, not exceeding 0.2-0.3 mm. in 

 diameter, sessile, discoid, translucent and silvery -white; hy- 

 menium nearly plane or convex, minutely roughened by the 

 protruding asci; excipular cells hyaline, irregularly polygonal 

 and 7-10 M in diameter; asci broadly clavate to subovoid and 

 abruptly tapering below into a stem-like base, reaching a length 

 of 50-60 /x and a diameter of 20 ju, 8-spored, tapering into a short 



