Orbilia 159 



16. Orbilia Caulophylli Ellis & Ev. Proc. Acad. Sci. Phila. 1893: 

 145. 1893. 



Apothecia scattered, or gregarious, sessile, subgelatinous, 

 pale rose-colored when fresh, orange when dr>-, about .5 mm. in 

 diameter; hymenium plane, or slightly concave when fresh, more 

 strongly concave when dry, the margin thin, laciniately toothed 

 when fresh, clothed with short, hair-like glandular structures; 

 asci clavate-cylindric, reaching a length of 40-50 n and a diameter 

 of 5-6 n, 8-spored; spores 2-seriate, clavate-ovoid, hyaline, 

 1.5 X 5-6 /x; paraphyses filiform, not distinctly enlarged above. 



On dead stems of CauIophyUiim thalictroides. 



Type locality: London, Canada. 



Distribution: Ontario to Michigan. 



ExsicCATi: Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Fungi Z811. 



17. Orbilia luteorubella (Nyl.) Karst. Not. Soc. F'auna Fl. Fenn. 

 11:248. 1871. 



Peziza luteorubella Nyl. Not. Soc. Fauna FI. Fenn. 10: 55. 1869. 

 Calloria luteorubella Phill. Brit. Discom. 333. 1887. 



Apothecia scattered, or gregarious, subtrcmelloid, plane or 

 nearly so, often depressed in the center, pallid, then pale yellow- 

 ish-red, or yellowish-brown, .5-1.5 mm. in diameter; asci cylin- 

 dric-clavate, reaching a length of 30-40 n and a diameter of 

 4-4.5 n; spores fusoid-filiform, 1 1.5 X 6 12 /x; paraphyses 

 filiform, 1.5 /i thick, the apices clavate, or subsphaeroid, 2-2.5 m 

 thick. 



On rotten wood of Populus, AInus, Salix, etc. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: New York to Michigan and Louisiana and 

 the West Indies; also in Europe. 



18. Orbilia rubella (Pers.) Karst. Not. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 11: 



248. 1871. 



Peziza rubella Pers. S\n. Fung. 635. 1801. 



Pezizella rubella Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 299. 1869. 



Mollisia rubella Gill. Champ. Fr. Discom. 124. 1882. 



Hyalinia rubella Nannf. Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. I\'. 8: 252. 1932. 



Apothecia gregarious, sessile, at first closed and subglobose, 

 expanding and becoming plane or nearly so, flesh-red to dark- 

 red, waxy-gelatinous, .2-1.3 mm. in diameter; asci cylindric- 

 clavate, reaching a length of 30-45 /z and a diameter of 4-5 n. 



