216 E. A. Vainio, Lecideales. 



Var. vermifera (Nyl.) Vain, (videas p. 215). 



Sporae maxima parte spiraliter contortae. 



Distr. Ad corticem Betulae, Ulmi et Alni glutinosae locis sub- 

 apertis. Ab.: Kolkka in Hannula in par. Askainen (K. Linkola), Paavola 

 in Lohja (C. E. Boldt). N.: Helsinge prope Helsingforsiam (J. P.Norr- 

 lin et F. Elfving). Ta.: Upila in Hollola (Norrl. et Vain.). 



Habitu subsimiiis Buelliae punctiformi (Hoffm.) Mass., sed thallo 

 albido ab ea differens. — Tliallus continuus, opacus, verrucis irregu- 

 laribus, circ. O.4 — O.2 mm latis, crebris subcontiguisve aut sat crebris, 

 interdum evanescentibus, KHO non reagens, hypothallo indistincto. 

 Apothecia vuigo crebra, lat. O.5 — O.3 (O.is — O.7) mm, crass. O.130 — O.200 mm, 

 baud pruinosa, disco opaco, margine vulgo baud nitido, baud aut rarius 

 bene prominente aut demum excluso. Hymenium O.oso— O.oeo mm eras- 

 sum, jodo caerulescens, dein obscuratum. Epithecium intense rufescenti- 

 rubricosum aut subpurpureum, KHO parum reagens aut fusco-rubrico- 

 sum aut pulchre purpureum. Hypothecium superne plectenparenchy- 

 maticum, cellulis in seriebus horizontalibus et irregulariter dispositis, 

 cavitatibus rotundatis aut difformibus, O.003— O.002 mm latis, membranis 

 sat tenuibus, interne chondroideum et hyphis irregulariter contextis, 

 magis pachydermaticis, conglutinatis, cavitatibus brevibus, O.ooi mm latis, 

 totum subalbidum pallidumve aut roseo-pallidum, KHO non reagens. 

 Perithecium chondroideo-plectenparenchymaticum, ex hyphis irregula- 

 riter radiantibus formatum conglutinatis, pachydermaticis, cavitatibus 

 rotundatis aut elongatis, O.002 — O.oos mm latis, in margine aut totum rufo- 

 rubricosum aut purpureum aut inferne extus rubricosum (et intus di- 

 lutius coloratum vel subdecoloratum), KHO fusco-rubescens aut parum 

 reagens aut pulchre purpureum (in specimine in Askainen lecto). 

 Paraphyses sat arete cohaerentes, simplices aut raro fureatae, sat 

 crebre septatae, crass. O.ooi — O.0015 mm, apice paruni incrassatae aut 

 raro (in specimine in Helsinge lecto) O.003— O.005 mm crassae. Sporae 

 altero apice vulgo sensim attenuatae, altero vulgo obtuso, 3 — 5 (—8) 

 septatae, spiraliter contortae aut nonnullae arcuatae reetaeve, long. 

 0.026 — 0.043, crass. O.002 — O.035 mm. Gonidia pleurocoecoidea, simplicia, 

 diam. O.005 — O.ou mm, saepe etiam 4-cellulosa aut glomerulosa, membrana 

 sat tenui aut modice incrassata. 



Var. rectiuscula (Nyl.) Vain. Lecidea vermifera var. rectiuscula 

 Nyl. Fl. 1872 p. 355 (Th. Fr. Lich. Scand. II p. 364). 



Sporae maxima parte reetae vel subreetae. Epithecium sub- 

 rufescens aut rufeseenti-rubrieosum, raro subpurpureo-rubricosum. 



Distr. Ad corticem Betulae, Juniperi, Quercus et Populi et ad 

 lignum lecta. Ab.: Runsala (A. Kullhem). N.: Hoglandia (M. Brenner). 

 Ta. : Mustiala et Kaukijarvi in Tammela (Kullh. ). Sa. : Savonlinna 

 (O. Carlenius). 



