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theridiales (cellula terminali [oogouio] adproximantes et cum eo 

 adhairentes) oriuntur,- antherozoidia imraobilia h. e. pollinidia (ex 

 vau Tieghen). — Zygota membrana cincta, in oogonio laxe ramu- 

 lis iatricatis corticato evoluta, dein (cuticula pereunte) liberata, zoo- 

 gonidia numerosa illis agamice ortis similliraa et germinando thal- 

 los novos efficientia, plasraatis divisione gignentia. 



NIYCOIDEA Cunniugh. [1879] in Transact. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Botauy, 

 voi. I, p. 312 (Etym. mijces fungus et idios sirailis), Marshall Ward 

 Struct. dev. and Life-hist. of a trop. epiph, Lich,, Strigula corapla- 

 nata Fee in T. L. S. of Londou 1884 p. 87, 108, t. XVIII, XIX, 

 XX, XXI (saltem ex parte.), Hansg. Prodr. p. 210 p. p. — Thallus 

 duplicis forraae s. generationis : epiphyticus (h. e. primse generatio- 

 nis e zoogonidiis ortus) explanato-disciformis. fere ut in Coleo- 

 chcete, setis carens; endophyticus (h. e. secundse generationis) par- 

 tim e fllaraentis decurabentibus, articulatis, ramosis , radiatim de- 

 currentibus, partim e filamentis erectis, apice zoogonidangia geren- 

 tibus efformatus. Contentus cellularura imprirais filamentorum ex- 

 surgentium haematochromaticus aut viridis. Propagatio zoogonidiis ; 

 generatio zygotis. 



1. Mycoidea parasitica Cunningh. I. c. p. 312, t. 42 et 43, Hansg. Prodr. lo 

 p. 220, f. 121, De-Wild. Obs. sur quelq. forraes d'Algues epiph. 

 in B. S. Belg. 1888 XXVII, 1, tab. H. ~ Fi lamentis thalli pri- 

 mae generationis (epiphytici) e cellulis 4-8, raro 12 [x. latis, 1-2- 

 plo longioribus, 4- pluri-angulatis constantibus, discos minutos, 1-4 

 mm. latos efficientibus; chlorophoris minutis, dilute viridibus, pa- 

 rietalibus, demum guttulis numerosis, oleosis, nitentibus. aureis, au- 

 rautiaco-flavis vel rufescenti-brunneis, chlorophora obvolventibus 

 iraraixtis; zoogonidangiis raarginalibus , cellulis vegetativis multo 

 majoribus, zoogonidia plura, ovoide^, 5-6:^3-5 vel globosa, 3-5 [j.. 

 diara., polo antico, hyalino cilia corpore ^Vg-plo longiora, «qui- 

 longa gerentia, vacuolo singulo contractili maculaque rubra, rainu- 

 tissima, rarissirae tantura distinctis instructa foventibus ; zoogoni- 

 diorum contentu plasmatico chlorophora dilute viridia gnttulasque 

 oleosas, nitentes, brunneo-flavas praebente. 



Hab. in foliis coriaceis Camellia?, Mangifera), Rhodo- 

 dendri, Filicum nonnullarura, Tliese et Crotonis, in India 

 orientali (Cunningham) in insula Java (Friedmann), imprincis ad 

 Bataviara (De la Savinierb), ad a Rio-Janeiro » Brasilice (Glaziou) 

 et in Mexico (Kerber); ad aLonkalele, Congo» (Hens sec. De- 



