272 E. A. Vainio, Lecideales. 



(1883) p. 123. Lopadiam pezizoideum f. coralloidea Th. Fr. Lich. Scand. 

 II (1874) p. 300. *Lecidea coralloidea Vain. Lich. Exp. Vegae Pitlekai 

 (1909) p. 108. 



Thallus coralloideo-fruticulosus, isidiosus, isidiis e ver- 

 ruculis thalli enatis, teretibus, fuscescentibus olivaceisve aut 

 cinereo-olivaceis. Apothecia subturbinata aut cupuliformia, 

 elevata, basi bene constricta, marg-ine prominente, persi- 

 stente, vulgo olivaceo fuscescenteve aut raro pallidiore, 

 disco concavo, atro, nitido, baud pruinoso. Hypothecium 

 fuscescens aut partim pallidum. Epithecium fusco-fuligineum. 

 Sporae solitariae, pallidae aut partim fuscescentes, oblongae, 

 cellulis numerosissimis, long. circ. O.ioo — O.ns mm ( — O.082 mm 

 sec. Nyl.), crass. O.020 — O.040 mm, murales, cellulis numero- 

 sissimis. 



Distr. Supra muscos putridos in rupibus et ad alias 

 plantas destructas in paludibus et ad terram humosam in 

 alpibus, raro etiam ad corticem vetustum Alni collectum. In 

 Lapponia Kuollaensi e Kitofka usque ad Ponoi (N. I. Fell- 

 man, sec. Nyl. Lich, Lapp. Or. p. 156), ad Panfelofka (Fellm., 

 sec. herb. Nyl.), ad Orlov („L. pez. f. muscicola" et „v. co- 

 ralloidea" sec. determ. Nyl. in Kihlm. N. Beitr. P'lecht. Kola 

 p. 57). Lin.: In reg'. pinifera in monte Ruoptuinvaara (Vain.). 

 LEnont. : In reg. alpina in Leutsuvaara prope Kilpisjarvi, 

 Kaaresuanto, Pahtavaara in reg. subsilv. (Norrl. Ber. Torn. 

 Lappm. p. 337). LKem.: Valivaara prope Pallastunturi in 

 Kittila (Norrl). KKer.: Ad Kantalahti (G. Selin) et Kouta- 

 jarvi (Fellm.). Kuus.: Kitkajoki (F. Silen). KOn.: Perttiniemi 

 (A. KuUhem, Norrl.), Schungu („L. pezizoideum" sec. determ. 

 Nyl. in Norrl. Fl. Kar. Oneg. II p. 32). Ta.: Tianen in Korpi- 

 lahti („L. pezizoidea" in Vain. Fl. Tav. Or. p. 114). 



In *Sp. pezizoideum transire videtur, thallo interdum tantum 

 partim isidioso. Isidia subcylindrica aut torulosa, simplicia aut ramosa, 

 long. circ. O.5 — 2 mm, crass. O.15 — O.i mm, saepe demum constipata. 

 Apothecia lat. circ. O.5 — 1.2 mm, margine saepe inflexo, integro aut 

 raro crenulato. Perithecium fuscescens, intus dilutius coloratum, 

 KHO non reagens, extus praesertimque in margine strato gelatinoso- 

 chondroideo decolore obductum, strato myelohyphico haud instructum. 

 Hypothecium KHO non reagens. Hymenium circ. O.iso mm crassum, 



