Discomycetip, Tuljcrncenp. Plv.rospor»'. ricn:tl)oa. 315 



GYROCRATERA P. Henn. Ver. Prov. Brandbg. XLI, 1899, p. VIII 

 (Etym. (jnros carvatus et crater vas). — Asoomata farnosa, ro- 

 tundata, glabra v. gyroso-lobata, levia, apice foramine rotundato, 

 arrhiza; gleba uunc lacuna amplissima simplici cxcavata, nunc 

 varie caveruosa, anfractibus labyrintbeis continuis in ostium api- 

 oale simul conlluentibus. Asci cylindraceo-clavati, 6-8-spori. Para- 

 physes ascos paulio superantes, apice liberie. Sporidia crassa, ver- 

 rucosa. brunnea, subglobosa. Genus Geneie v. Ilydnoci/stidi affine, 

 sed sporidia colorata. 

 1. Gyrocratera Plwttneriana P. Henu. 1. c. p IX. — Ascomatibus '^6S 

 globosis v. irr^^gulariter gyroso-]oV>atis, apice foramine rotundato, 

 glabris v. prainosis, tlavo-carneis, oa. '2-20 mm. diam.; globa pal- 

 lida, dein caruea, excavata ; asois cylindraceo-clavatis, apice rotun- 

 datis, basi attenuato-stipitatis, 6-8-spori3, 200-230*^30-40; para- 

 physibus filiformibus. scptatis, apice haud incrassatis, obtusis, hya- 

 linis, 6-8 fi. crassis; sporidiis globosis v. late ellipsoideis, primo 

 hyalinis. levibus, dein brunueis v. oastaneis et gyrose verrucosis, 

 22-32 fx. diam. 



Haf>. ad terram inter miiscos et ajcws Pini silvestris pr. 

 Rathenow Oorrnania? (Ploettner). — De hoc genere efr. etiam 

 Ed. Fisoher in Hedw. 1900, p. (48;. 



GEKABEA Tul. — Syll. VIII p. 878. 



1. Genabea tasmanica Mass. <^t Rodw. Kew Bull. 1898. p. 126. — i970 

 Subglobosa, tubprculosa. undiqiio anfractuosa, absque basi propria, 

 cortioe minutissime granulato v. ruguloso, brunneo; gJeba palHda, 

 subimmutabili, sparsim cellulosa, nigro-punctata; ascis obovatia v. 

 oblongis, obtusis, 70-90 » 45-50, 2-4-sporis ; sporidiis varie dispo- 

 sitis, late ellipsoideis, utrinque acutis, levibus, inaequilateralibus, 

 30-35 « 16-20, mrituris brunneo-nigris, subopacis, niteutibus, utriii- 

 que guttulam crassara includentibus. 



Hab. plane subterranea, Hobarttown Tasmaniae (Rodway:. — 

 Ascoraa l'/,-^'/^ cm. diam. Asci in juventute subglobosi, deiu pi- 

 riformes v. obovati, tandem plus minusve oblongi, crasse tuui- 

 cati, jodo non ca^rulescentes Gleba ex hyphis hyalinis, sparsim 

 septatis, tenuiter tunioatis, intricatis composita. 



2. Genabea sphaerospora Mattir. Elenc. Ipog. Vallombr. p. 10 (Malp. 2971 

 190(>). — Valde irregularis, undique m.Trailloso-tuberouIata anfra- 

 ctuosa et sulcata; ascomate ura))rino minute granulato-tuberculato; 

 gleba fuliginea, densa, in locularaenta sporifera divisa, lentis ope 



