Lachnella 239 



Illustrations: Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 24: pJ. 3,f. 7-9; 

 Bull. Torrey Club 28: pi. 26. 



ExsicCATi: Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 1383; Reliq. Farlow. 126 a, 

 126 b. 



According to Nannfeldt (Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. IV. 8: 

 306. 1932) Crinula caliciifonnis Fries is identical with this 

 species and would replace Graphium giganteum (Peck) Sacc. as 

 had been pointed out by Von Hohnel. 



48. ACERVUS Kanouse, Papers Mich. Acad. Sci. 23 : 149. 1938. 



Apothecia sessile, densely cespitose in clusters varying from 

 few to many, much contorted from mutual pressure, arising from 

 a black, tough, rubbery sclerotiform base, reaching a diameter of 

 4 cm., externally slightly verrucose, soft-leathery and pliant 

 when fresh, somewhat friable when dry, orange-colored. 



Type species, Acervus aurantiacus Kanouse. 



1. Acervus aurantiacus Kanouse, Papers Mich. Acad. Sci. 23: 

 140. 1938. 



Apothecia as above; hymenium orange-colored; asci cylindric, 

 reaching a length of 100-140 m and a diameter of 7-10 /x, 8- 

 spored; spores ellipsoid, simple, usually with one oil-drop, 

 smooth, 3.5-4 X 6-8 m; paraphyses clavate, curved, orange- 

 colored, 9 IX in diameter. 



On soil at the base of an elm tree. 



Type locality: South Lyons, Michigan. 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 



Illustrations: Papers Mich. Acad. Sci. 23: 150,/. /. 



49. LACHNELLA Fries, Corpus Fl. Prov. Suec. 1: 343. 1835; 



Summa Veg. Scand. 365. 1849. 



Lachnum Retz. Fl. Scand. Prodr. 256. 1779. 



Dasyscyphus S. F. Gray, Nat. Arrang. Brit. PI. 1: 670. 1821. 



Peziza tribe Dasyscyphae Fries, Syst. Myc. 2: 89. 1822. 



Trichopeziza Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 295. 1869. 



Hyalopeziza Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 297. 1869. 



Dasycypha Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 304. 1869. 



Coronellaria Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 14. 1871. 



Hyaloscypha Boud. Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 1: 118. 1885. 



Erinella Quel. Ench. Fung. 301. 1886. 



Cistella Quel. Ench. Fung. 319. 1886. 



Solenopezia Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 477. 1889. 



Atractobolus Tode; Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 3-^: 445. 1898. 



