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define the genus as follows: In young cultures, cells cylindric, ends not rounded; in old 

 cultures, elongate cells, spherical and ellipsoid cells often present in groups; few or no chains 

 of sprout cells; cells oily, with air bubbles. Growth rapid and in a short time covering 

 alcoholic solutions with a thick pellicle, with radial ridges running to within 2 mm. of the 

 periphery; giant colonies yellowish, dull; gelatin not liquefied. 



SPORENDONEIVEA 



Sporendonema Desmazieres, Ann. Sci. Nat. 11: 246-249, PI. 21, 1827. 



This genus is apparently closely related to Geotrichum or Mycoderma, both of which 

 antedate it. It was described from colonies on cheese as follows: Hyphae short, simple or 

 branched, not septate, almost hyaline, grouped, about S/j, in diameter, containing very large 

 reddish spores, often crowded and compressed but in a single line so that the hyphae appear 

 closely septate. Dissemination either from the tips or by the destruction of the thin hyphal 

 walls. The free spores are hyaline. The plate shows short filaments apparently of the 

 Mycoderma type breaking up into arthrospores, but some portions of the filament re- 

 main sterile. Duby, Botanicon Gallicwm [CandoUe, Bot. Gall. ed. 2] 925, 1830, recognizes 

 the species and states that specimens were distributed "crypt, exs. n. 161," but I have not yet 

 been able to locate and study these specimens. Corda, Icones Fungorum 2: 8, 1838, was 

 unable to confirm Desmazieres' observations, but it is not clear whether he actually saw a 

 specimen from Desmazieres or whether he was studying some other common organism on 

 Dutch and Swiss cheeses, as he states that the organism is common on these cheeses. Corda 

 certainly figured some species of Mycoderma, although he referred the organism to Torula. 

 Berkeley & Broome, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. II, 5: 460, 1850, renamed the organism as Torula 

 Sporendonema, reporting it from rat dung and stating that it was the same as the organism 

 distributed by Mougeot & Nestler, No. 998. Oudemans, Verslag. Mededeel. K. Akad. Wetens., 

 Afd. Natuur. Ill, 2: (115)-(122), 1 pi., 1886, revived the name for another species which 

 fitted the generic description of Desmazieres, although it does not seem related to Desmazieres ' 

 original species. 



More recently Ciferri & Kedaelli (1934) and Kedaelli & Ciferri (1934) have used the 

 name for wholly unrelated organisms of which Eemispora stellata (p. 183) and Scopulariopsis 

 D'Agatae (p. 649) are probably human pathogens. 



OOSPORA 



Oospora Wallroth, Fl. Cryptog. 1: 182-184, 1833. 



This genus combines Oidium Link, Oideum Schlechtendal, Acrosporium, Nees, Sprengel, 

 and Persoon, Alysidvum Kunze. It includes also the species on rosaceous fruits now commonly 

 referred to Monilia Berkh. non Bonorden. Both light and dark colored species are included so 

 that Torula and Dematium and perhaps Trichoderma belong here as well. Consequently the 

 genus is made up of such diverse elements that it should be dropped altogether. The use by 

 Saccardo is practically synonymous with the original use of Oidium. The usage of several 

 modern French writers is practically synonymous with Actinomyces. 



GLYCYPHILA 



Glycyphila Montagne in Payen, C. R. Acad. Sci. 33: 393-397, 1851. 



This genus was based on two species, G. erythrospora (Champignon rouge du sucre Mirbel 

 & Payen, Mem. Acad. Sci. 22: 6, PI. 1 bis, 1845) and G. elaeospora. These two species were 

 united under the name G. versicolor by Montagne (Bull. Soc. Nat. et Centr. Agr. 462, 1852) 

 and so treated by him in his Syll. Gen. Sp. PI. Cryptog. 307, 1856. The genus was described 



