Tubulina. 37 



Rostafinski's gratuitous suggestion that the present species 

 is a Phclonitis is altogether wrong. 



Tubulina flexuosa, Mass. 



Sporangia scattered, sessile on a broad base, circular or varioushf 

 elongated and flexicous, wall thin, single, shining; deep olive or 

 tinged loith hroiun ; mass of spores olive ; spores globose, pale 

 olive-brown, minutely wartcd, the warts showing a tendency to 

 form very short ridges, 12 — 15 [x diameter. 



Licea fleoMOsa, Pers,, Syn. fung., p. 197, t. 1, f. 5, 6; Rost., 

 Mom, p. 218; Schroet., p. 102; Sacc, 1382. 



(Specimen named by Rostafinski in Herb. Berk.) 



On decaying wood, especially pine. Britain (Aboyne, N. B.) ; 

 Finland ; Sweden ; Germany. 



From 1 — 1"5 mm. when circular, often 2 — 3 mm. when 

 elongated. The wall of the sporangium is furnished inside with 

 a layer of fine granules of organic matter. 



(Rostafinski's Synonyms.) 

 Licea fiex^iosa, Pars., Syn. p. 197, t. 1, f. 5, 6 (1801). 

 Tululina flexuosa, Poir., Enc, I.e. viii. no. 8 (1808). 

 L. serpula, Fr., Sym. Gast., p. 12 (1817). 

 L. spadicea, Fr., cfr., I.e. iii. p. li)7 (1829). 

 Lycogala contortium, Lk., Herb, non Ditm. 

 Acthalium minimum, Wallr., in litt. 

 Aethalmm microscojncum, Wallr., Herb. 

 Zicea ahUacca, Wallr., Fl. Ger. cr. n. 2106 (1833). 



Tubulina spermoides, Mass. 



Sporangia cylindrical, shorter than broad, crowded, rarely 

 scattered towards the circumference of the clusters, apex slightly 

 rounded, wall very thin, dull, breaking up into whitish fragments, 

 seated on a well-developed, thin hypothallus; mass of spores 

 olive ; spores globose, 6, 7 /x diameter, equally covered, cdl over 

 with minute iveirts. 



Licea spermoides, B. and C, Grev. v. 2, p. 68. 



Crihraria argillacea, Sacc, Syll., 7, n. 1415 (in part). 

 (Type in Herb. Berk. n. 10854.) 



On wood, leaves, &c. Alabama. Sporangia in a single stratum, 



