GORGONICEPS 179 



synonymous. Durand, however, treated them as distinct and 

 retains the former with the Geoglossaceae because of its general 

 resemblance to Vihrissea. 



On coniferous plant tissues. 

 Spores 35-60 n long. 



On cones of conifers. 1. G. Pumilionis. 



On bark and scales of Finns. 2. G. aridula. 



Spores 12-15 /j. long, on pine needles. 3. G. ontariensis. 



Not on coniferous plants. 



Spores very slender, 1.5-2 yu thick. 4. G. montanensis. 



Spores stout, 3-10 n thick. 



Spores 3-4 X 30-37 /x, on rotten wood. 5. G. iowensis. 



Spores 5-7 X 40-45 ju, on wood and palms. 6. G. conflnens. 



Spores 9-10 X 50-55 ^, on bamboo. 7. G. jamaicensis. 



1. Gorgoniceps Pumilionis Rehm in Rab. Krypt-Fl. V: 692. 



1892 



Pezictda Pumilionis Rehm, Hedwigia 21: 115. 1882. 

 Dermatella Piimiliotiis Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 490. 1889. 



Apothecia gregarious, sessile, or contracted into a short, 

 stem-like base, at first rounded, expanding and becoming scu- 

 tellate, pale-cinereous, becoming brownish-yellow, reaching a 

 diameter of .1-.3 mm.; asci clavate, reaching a length of 75-80 ju 

 and a diameter of 6 7 fx, attenuated above and gradually tapering 

 below into a stem-like base; spores filiform, becoming septate 

 (the number of septa usually 3 or 4) , 2-2.5 X 35-40 ^ ; paraphyses 

 filiform, about 1.5 /x in diameter. 



On cones of conifers. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Colorado; also in Europe. 



ExsiccATi: Clements, Crypt. Form. Colo. 290. 



The only American specimen of this species seen is the 

 Clements specimen referred to above on scales of Picea sp. 



2. Gorgoniceps aridula Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 185. 1871- 



(Plate 110, F'ig. 1.) 



Apothecia gregarious, or scattered, sessile, or contracted into 

 a very short, stem-like base, bluish-hyaline, when dry pale- 

 brownish, reaching a diameter of .3-.8 mm.; hymenium bluish- 

 hyaline, or pallid, plane, or convex; asci clavate, attenuated 

 above and tapering below into a stem-like base, reaching a 

 length of 100-125 /x and a diameter of 15 /z; spores fasciculate, 

 filiform, straight, or curved, becoming septate (the number 



