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Genus 15. Echinomera Labbe 1899:16. Epimerite an ec- 

 centric cone with eight or more short digiti- 

 form processes from sides. Dehiscence by 

 simple rupture. Spores cylindrical, in chains. 



Genus 16. Rhopalonia Leger 1893:1285. No protomerite 

 in sporonts. Epimerite a subspherical cushion 

 with ten or more short thick digitiform pro- 

 cesses. Pseudocyst. Spores cylindrical. 



Genus 17. Acutispora Crawley 1903 :632. Epimerite not 

 seen. Pseudocyst. Spores biconical, thick 

 blunt endosporic rod at each end. 



Genus 18. Metamera Duke 1910:261. Epimerite sub- 

 conical, apex eccentric, surrounded by numer- 

 ous branched digitiform appendages. Dehis- 

 cence by simple rupture. Spores biconical. 

 Family 4. Actinocephalidae Leger 1892:166. Sporonts soli- 

 tary. Epimerites varied. Cysts dehisce by simple rupture. 



Spores irregular, biconical or cylindro-biconical. 



Genus 19. Actinocephalus Stein 1848:196. Epimerite 

 small, sessile or on a short neck, with 8 or 10 

 short sharp spines or simple bifurcate digiti- 

 form processes. Spores biconical. 



Genus 20. Geneiorhynchus Schneider 1875 :S94. Epime- 

 rite a tuft of short bristles set at the apex of 

 a long slender neck. Spores cyhndro-bicon- 

 ical. 



Genus 21. Pyxinia Hammerschmidt 1838:357. Epimerite 

 a flat crenulate crateriform disc from center of 

 which rises a short or long style. Spores 

 biconical. 



Genus 22. Beloides Labbe 1899:27. Epimerite a spiny 

 globule with a long apical style set on a short 

 stout neck. Spores biconical. 



Genus 23. Phialoides Labbe 1899:24. Epimerite a broad 

 cushion with peripheral row of teeth and a 

 thickened collar placed on a long slender 

 neck. Spores biconical. 



Genus 24. Legeria Labbe 1899 :24. Epimerite not known. 

 Protomerite dilated and massive. Septum 

 convex upward. Spores cylindro-conical. 



Genus 25. Coleorhynchus Labbe 1899:23. Epimerite not 

 known. Protomerite a round shallow disc 

 depressed in center. Septum convex upward. 

 Spores biconical. 



Genus 26. Bothriopsis Schneider 1875:596. Epimerite an 

 ovoidal structure with 6 or more long slender 

 filaments. Protomerite very large, septum 

 convex upward. Spores biconical. 



