Myxomycete, ^fyxomycet-aceEe, Amanrospar», CoTBatricha. SS7 



sani prodiicto; Gapiilitij floacis gracilibiis, fiaxuosis, trunjieig, r&rnis 

 anastomosaijtibus: masculis superficialibus, magnis, irregularibvis, 

 interdum elongatis. 40-150 ^, longis; sporis globoEjis, minyitissim.e> 

 vevrruculosis, branneis, 7-9 ^, di&iQ. 



Hah. m cortice et liguo vetusto, Oiiio.A-mer. bor. — Peridinm 

 cum Btipite 5-10 mm. aJturn, 0,3-0,4 mm. erassais. 



COMATRICHA Preus.=^ - Syil. YII, p. B94, X, p. 87, XI, p. m. 



\. Gematricha EIIJsH Morg BulJ. Jourc Gino. Soc Nat. Kist 1694. 3116 

 . p. 49^ tab. XI, fig. 29. — Peridiis brevibus, erectis, ovalibus, ovoi' 

 deis V. oblongis ; stipite erecfco, bmnneo. levi, ex hypotliallo teniii 

 pallido oriundo, sursura attenuato, pleruraque columellgfe ereeta 

 brunnea longior©; capillitii iloccis gracilibus, pallide brunneis, re- 

 ticulatim connexis, ramis ramulisque anastomosantibus, apice brevis- 

 sime liberis; sporis globosis, ievii)us, pallide ochraceis, G-7 p„ diam. 

 Hab. ad ligmma pineum vetustum, N. Jersey Amer. bor. — 

 Peridium 3-6 mm. aitum, 03-0.6 mm. latum: stip^es plerumque 

 peridio iongior. 



2. Comatricha llaccida Lister, Jouru. Oinc. Soc. Nat. Hlst. 189^ gii7 

 p. 51. — Perit^iis cs^spitosis, plas minus con£uentibus, tonica fa- 

 gaoi; columellis ex bypotiiallo communl purpureo-brunneo oriun- 

 dis, apicera peridii attingeu fcibu^ ibique sa^pe coniiueEtibus; oapi!- 

 liiiii fioccis gracilibus, brunneis, irregulariter ramosis anastomosan- 

 tibusque, rete irregulare formantibus, ramis apicibus liberis; capil- 

 litiis ssepe confliisntibus; sporis globosis, minutissime verruculosis, 

 brunneis, 7-9 (x. diaDa. 



Hab. in oortice vetusto Quercus, Saiicis etc, Obio Amer. 

 bor. — Peridium 5-10 mTrs. longnm. 



3. Comatricha crypta (Sciiw.) Morg. Joum. Cinc. Soc. Nat. Hist. 3ii8 

 1894, p. 50, tab. XI, fig. 30; Stemonitis d^ypta Scliw. N. A. Fungi 



n. 2351 ; Comatricha irregtdaris Rex. — Peridiis cylirjdraceis, cur- 

 •vetis V. flexuosig, pius minusve inclinatis, in bypotliallo conspicuo 

 purpureo-brunneo gregariis; stipite levi, nigro; columelJa fiexuosa 

 y. spiraiiter torta, levi, nigra, sursum atteimata, apicem poridii at- 

 tingente, stipitem sequante; capillitii floccis irxegularil^us, curvulie, 

 infeme brunneis, demum extus iiyalinis, ramosis; ramis reticuium 

 iaxura formantibus, apioibus irregularibus simplicibus vel ramosis 

 liberis; .sporis globosis, brunneis, minuto verruculosia. 7-9 (x. diam,- 

 Hah. in corfcice Ace.Tis, Caryne eto. i"n America boreaii. — 

 Peridium oum stipite 4-7 mm. altum, .0,25-0,30 mm. criseum. 



