CUBONIA ASCOPHANUS. 173 



Ascoplianm, Phil, Brit. Disc., p. 304. 

 Distinguished at once by the globose spores. 



Cubonia Boudieri. Sacc., Syll., viii. n. 2188. 



Minute, sessile, hemispherical, glabrous, clear white ; disc 

 plane, papillate ; asci broadly cylindraceo-clavate ; spores 8, 

 globose, asperate, hyaline; paraphyses filiform, stout. 



Ascobolus Boudieri, Eenny in litt. cum icon. 



Ascophanus Boudieri, Phil., Brit. Disc., p. 304. 



On rabbit dung. 



The above description is drawn up from a beautiful draw- 

 ing sent me by Mr. Eenny, but I regret to say no indication 

 of the magnifying power is given, so that I am unable to 

 supply the measurements of the spores. (Phillips.) 



Unknown to me. 



ASCOPHANUS. Boudier. (figs. 36, 37, p. 156.) 



Ascophore somewhat fleshy, sessile, the disc becoming 

 plane, externally glabrous or pilose; excipulum parenchy- 

 matous, cortical cells polygonal, large ; asci broadly clavate, 

 cj-lindric-clavate, or ovate, dehiscing by a convex operculum, 

 8-spored ; spores hyaline, free in the ascus, elongated ; 

 paraphyses present. 



Ascophanus, Boudier, Ascob., p. 51 ; Phil., Brit. Disc., 

 p. 303 ; Sacc., Syll., viii. p. 528. 



Distinguished by the asci containing 8 hyaline, free 

 spores. 



* Ascopliore glabrous. 



Ascophanus microsporus. Phil., Brit. Disc., p. 307 ; 

 Sacc., Syll., viii. n. 2191. 



Gregarious or crowded, sometimes scattered, sessile, 

 glabrous, globose at first, then expanding, the disc becoming 

 plane or slightly convex and very minutely papillate, dirty 

 white or dingy orange, usually with a tinge of olive ; 

 excipulum minutely parenchymatous, cortical cells sub- 

 quadrate and inclined to be arranged in radiating rows, 

 5-7 p. diameter ; asci clavate, narrowed into a slender, short, 



