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prominente. Perithecium globosum aut ellipsoideo-subglo- 

 bosum, lat. O.25 — O.2 mm, fuligineum, integrum, margine 

 ostiolari haud aut levissime prominente, ostiolo minutissimo. 

 Sporae ellipsoideae oblongaeve, 1-septatae, long. O.023 — O.028, 

 crass. O.012 mm. 



Distr. In saxis calcariis in Alandia (Edvin Nylander). 



Gonidia pleurococcoidea, glomerulosa, hyphis plus minusve 

 obvelata. Thallus hyphis partim bene crebreque toruloso-con- 

 strictis, ramosis, crebre septatis, decoloribus, leptodermaticis (in 

 C1H visae), sec. Zschacke in hypothallo cellulis oleosis parcis, 

 globosis, circ. O.007 mm latis. Paraphyses in gelatinam diffluxae, 

 cavitatibus parcis indicatae. Periphyses brevissimae, constipatae. 

 Nucleus jodo dilute caerulescens, dein rubescens (Zsch. 1. c). 

 Asci clavati, membrana tenui, subgelatinosa. Sporae distichae 

 aut tristichae, membrana tenui, haud constrictae, decolores. — 

 Th. Auruntii (Mass.) apicibus peritheciorum e substrato prominenti- 

 bus ab hac specie facile distinguitur. 



9. Th. submethorium (Vain.) Zschacke 



Hedwigia LXII, 1920, p. 140. Verrucaria aeneovinosa *V. subme- 

 thoria Vain. Adj. Lich. Lapp. II (1883) p. 170. 



Thallus tenuis, continuus, laevigatus, olivaceo- aut 

 cinereo-fuscescens, hypothallo indistincto. Apothecia verru- 

 cas formantia subhemisphaericas aut conoideo-hemisphaeri- 

 cas, circ. 0.5 — 0.4 mm latas, nigras, nudas, apice impresso, 

 impressione O.15 — O.2 mm lato, ostiolo vulgo foveolam for- 

 mante. Perithecium interius subglobosum, fuligineum, inte- 

 grum. Sporae vulgo ellipsoideae, 1-septatae, long. O.020 — 

 O.030, crass. O.on— O.ou mm. 



Distr. Ad saxa gneissacea subinundata in rivulo Kiekki- 



puro ad Paanajarvi in regione coniferarum mixtarum in 



Kuusamo (Vain.). 



Gonidia subglobosa, diam. O.012 — O.oos mm, interdum long. 

 O.008 et crass. O.006 mm. Apothecia crebra. Perithecium basale 

 crass. 0.080 — O.100 mm, lat. 0.3 mm, calyptra fuliginea partem 

 superiorem perithecii obtegens crass. O.120 mm, saepe lat. O.550 — 

 O.500 mm. Nucleus depresso-subglobosus, haud aut parce resinoso- 

 guttulosus, jodo violascens, in basi apothecii primum dilute glau- 

 cescens. Periphyses numerosae, constipatae, long. O.030 — O.020, 

 crass. O.002 mm, increbre septatae. Paraphyses in gelatinam 



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