350 The North American Cup-Fungi 



Type locality: Europe. 

 Distribution: Quebec; also in Europe. 

 Illustrations: Mycologia 39: 330,/. 1, 2. 

 Grove states that the position of this species is uncertain 

 but places it in Pezicula. 



22. Pezicula livida (Berk. & Br.) Rehm, Ascom. 462. 1878. 



Patellana livida Berk. & Br. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. II. 13: 466. 1854. 

 Dermatea abieiina Auersw. in Rab. Fungi Eu. 1027; Hedwigia 6: 46. 1866, 

 Peziza eucrita Karst.; Nylander, Not. Soc. Fauna Fi. Fenn. 10: 47. 1869. 

 Dermatea livida Phill. Brit. Discom. 340. 1887. 

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

 Dermatella eucrita Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 491. 1889. 

 Durella livida Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 795. 1889. 

 Myxosporium abietinum Rostr. Tids. Skow. 13: 89. 1901. 



Conidial stage consisting of a stroma on which the conidia 

 are produced; conidia ellipsoid, 5 X 12-16 ^i microconidia 

 present, 1.5-2.5 X 10-17 /i. 



Apothecia occurring singly, or in small, cespitose clusters of 

 usually three to six each, the clusters thickly gregarious, indi- 

 vidual perithecia reaching a diameter of .5-1 mm., pale-yellowish ; 

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

 apothecium, minutely roughened with the ends of the paraphy- 

 ses; asci clavate, reaching a length of 100 ju and a diameter of 20 ju. 

 8-spored; spores partially 2-seriate, ellipsoid, straight, or more 

 commonly curved, at first simple, often becoming 3-5-septate, 

 6-7 X 20-31 n\ paraphyses slender below, strongly enlarged 

 above, reaching a diameter of 5-7 fx. 



On bark of Pimis Strobus; also reported on other species of 

 Pinus and Abies. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: New York and New England; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Not. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 10: pi. 1, J. 12: 

 Ann. Bot. 45:/. 1-5. (pp. 77-80); Mycologia 24: 424,/. 1. 



According to Mary J. F. Gregor (Ann. Bot. 45: 73. 1931) 

 the above indicated species are synonyms. 



23. Pezicula phyllophila (Peck) Seaver, comb. nov. 

 Dermatea phyllophila Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 31: 47. 1879. 



Apothecia minute, erumpent but often partially concealed by 

 the epidermis which has a blistered appearance, yellowish-brown; 

 hymenium pallid, or dingy-white, nearly plane; asci clavate, 



