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tion by mould growths. On the rabbit, this particular mould 
was almost indistinguishable from Sporotrichum carnis, but upon 
isolation it showed quite different microscopic characters. 
The spores germinate to form a branched mycelium of hyaline 
hyphae 2-4 wide. The conidiophores arise as short, lateral 
branches, 15-25 » long, from the vegetative hyphae; they re- 
main hyaline and become septate with age. Some conidiophores 
are unbranched and form rarely short chains of two or three 
conidia, the distal conidium being the oldest; others branch 
repeatedly and form heads of spores which usually arise sepa- 
rately, although under certain cultural conditions two spores 
are formed occasionally in a chain. Two or three spores are 
often produced on each of the terminal cells of the branched 
conidiophore, one spore being formed terminally and the others 
in succession laterally (Figs. 8-10). 
Fig. 8. Conidiophore of Wardomyces anomala, Fig. 9. Conidiophore of W ardomye 
n.sp., from culture on agar. x 1500. anomala n.sp., showing she 
spore chains. x 2300. | 
Fig. 10. Spore formation of Wardomyces anomala, n.sp. (a) Stage 1, from drop-cultu 
3 days old, x 1500. (b) Stage 2, 24 hours after stage 1, x 1500. (c) Stage 3, 24 hou 
after stage 2, x 1500. 
