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Hab. ad ligna parietina ssepe irrorata in Fennia australi, vere 

 et eestate. 



XXXV. Mycogala (Rostaf. in Cook. Mvxom. p. 84). Sacc. 

 8yll. Ill, p. 185. 



Pyrenia subsuperficialia, subcarbonacea, fragilia, contextu 

 distincte parenchymatico, astoma, mox inordinate dehiseentia, 

 nucleo pallescente. Sporulse sphseroidese, continuee, hyalino-flavae 

 vel fuscescentes. Sporophora nulla vel obsoleta. 



1. M. parietina (Schrad.) Sacc. Syll. Ill, p. 185. 

 Syn. Lycogala imrietina Fr. Syst. myc. Ill, p. 83. 

 Didymmm parietinum Schrad. 



Mycogala Ucolor (Pers.) Rostaf. in Cook. Myxom. p. 84. 



Pyrenia superficialia, hemisphgerica, cserulescenti-nigra; sub- 

 punctata, mox inordinate dehiseentia, nucleo paUide flavo, demum 

 pulveraceo. Sporulse subsphseroidese, pallide flavse, coacervatse 

 sulfurese, extus rugulosse, 10 — 12 mmm. diam. 



Hab. in lignis, tehs, parietibus in Fennia et Lapponia hinc inde. 



2. M. minima (Fr.) Karst. 



Syn. Licea minima Fr. Syst. myc III. p. 199. Karst. Myc. 

 Fenn. IV, p. 125. 



Exs. Karst. Fung. Fenn. 798. 



Pyrenia sparsa, superficiaha, hemisphserica, basi applanata, 

 irregulariter laciniatim dehiseentia, rufescente atra, opaca, vix 1 

 mm. lata. Sporul?e sphgeroidese, umbrinse, sub micr. fuscescentes, 

 spinuloste, diam. 10—12 mmm. 



Hab. ad lignum putrescens pineum locis uliginosis per totum 

 territorium passim, vere — autumno. 



XXXVI. Sph^ronsema Fr. Syst. myc p. 535. Sacc. Syll. Ill, 

 p. 185. 



Pyrenia innata vel superficialia, membranacea, coriacea vel 

 carbonacea, subsphseroidea, in ostiolum plus minus subulatum 

 producta. Sporulse ovoidese vel oblongatse, continuse, subhyahnae, 

 ssepe, madore, ad ostioli verticem expulsse globulumqve formantes. 



I. Eusphseronyema Karst. Pyrenia cylindracea vel co- 

 noidea. 



1. Sph. trimcatum Fr. Svst. myc. II, p. 539. Sacc. Syll. 

 Ill, p. 193. 



