GODRONIA 



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Apothecia in cespitose clusters. 

 Spores 3 X 65-70 ju; on Cepha- 



lanthus. 

 Spores 3-4 X 85-100 m; on 17- 

 hurnum. 

 Spores very long, nearly as long as the ascus. 

 On leaves of Tetrazygia; spores 250 yu long. 

 On branches of Castanopsis. 

 On coniferous branches. 



Paraphyses blue with transmitted light. 

 Spores 1-3-septate. 

 Spores simple or doubtfully septate. 

 Spores 1.5-3.5 X 32-63 ii. 

 Spores 5-6 X 15-22 ix. 

 Paraphyses not blue. 



Hymenium light-colored. 



Hymenium pink to brown; on Picea in 



Alaska. 

 Hymenium pale-yellow or whitish; on 

 Juniperus in Jamaica. 

 Hymenium grayish or black; on Abies. 

 Spores 8-12 n long. 

 Spores 40-60 ju long. 



On cankers on living branches. 

 On bleached bark. 



17. G. Cephalanthi. 



18. G. vibiirnicola. 



19. G. parasitica. 



20. G. Castanopsidis 



21. G. pinicola. 



22. G. Zelleri. 



23. G. sororia. 



24. G. Treleasei. 



25. G. jamaicensis. 



26. G. Abietis. 



27. G. abieticola. 



28. G. abietina. 



1. Godronia Ribis (Fries) Seaver, Mycologia 37: 339. 1945. 



Peziza ribesia Pers. Tent. Disp. Fung. 35. 1797. 

 Cenangium Ribis Fries, Syst. Myc. 2: 179. 1822. 

 Tympanis Ribis Wallr. Fl. Crypt. Germ. 2: 430. 1833. 

 Crumeniila Ribis Karst. Fungi Fenn. 929. 1870. 

 Scleroderris ribesia Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 215. 1871. 



Apothecia erumpent in cespitose clusters, 1-3 mm. in diam- 

 eter from a stromatic base, each cluster consisting of four to 

 twelve apothecia, individual apothecia at first globose, or sub- 

 globose, short-stipitate, gradually expanding and becoming 

 shallow cup-shaped, with a notched, or fimbriate margin, reach- 

 ing a diameter of 1-2 mm., blackish-brown; hymenium concave 

 pale-cinereous; asci clavate-cylindric, reaching a length of 90- 

 100 M and a diameter of 7 8 ^l, 8-spored; spores much elongated, 

 clavate, 3 4 X 20-38 m, becoming 3-septate; paraphyses filiform, 

 slightly enlarged above. 



Pycnidia, Fuckelia Ribis, present; pycnospores elongate- 

 clavate, 3-4 X 7-11 /x, usually containing two oil-drops. 



On branches of species of Ribes. 



