Discomycetfe, AscobolaceEP, Ascophanus. 707 



ceis longissime pedicellatis, aparaphysatis, apice subtruncatis. jodo 

 immutatis, 75-85=^ 10-12 p. sp.; stipite SO^^Bj sporidiis cylindra- 

 ceo-ellipsoideis, hyalinis, octonis, utrinque obtuse rotundatis, 13- 

 15 ^ 7-7,5, s3Bpe centro 1-guttatis. 



Hab. in fimo vaccino putri, Cerro San Bernardo, Salta, Ar- 

 gentina. — Imprimis ascis aparaphysatis longissime pedicellatis 

 dignoscendus. 



3. Ascophanus Coemansii Boud. Mem. Ascob. p. 54, tab. X, 30, in B694 

 Ann. Sc. Nat. 5 ser. Bot. t. X, 1869, Ascobolus granuUformis 

 Coem., Kickx p. p. — Minutus 0,5-1 mm. latus. sparsus v. ag- 

 gregatus, aurantiaco-olivascens, convexus, glaber, paraphysibus ca- 

 pitato-clavatis, clava luteo-virente; receptaculo levi, disco convexo 

 minute papillato, aurantiaco-olivascente aut fulvescente; paraphy- 

 sibus septatis, simplicibus aut divisis, ad apicem capitatis, luteo- 

 virentibus, ad basini hyalinis; ascis minutis, subamplis, clavatis, 

 attenuatis, hyalinis; sporidiis oblongo-ovoideis, subfusiformibus, 

 minutis, hyalinis, maturis liberis, junioribus gelatina aggregatis, 



Hdb. ad stereus vaccinum vetustum, spersus v. aggregatus, 

 circa Parisios et Montmorency Galli?e et in Belgio. — Ab Asc. 

 minutissimo statura et colore diversus, ab A. granulato colore, for- 

 ma et magnitudine ascorum sporidiorumque et paraphysibus apice 

 magis inflatis coloratis. 



4. Ascophanus lacteus Cke. et Phill.) Sacc. — Syll. VII, p. 528 — 6696 

 var. macrosporus Heimerl, Niederosterr. Ascob. p. 25, t. I, f. 10 

 extr. — Ascis 88-120 »21, clavatis, paraphysibus distincte septa- 



tis cylindraceis obvallatis; sporidiis subdistichis, 12-13,5=^8-8,5. 



Hab fre([uenter in fimo equino, Schonbrunn et in stercore 

 putrido cervino, Pressbaum Austriie. — var. micosporus Heimerl, 

 1. c. p. 25, t. I, f. 9. — Ascis 73-80 « 10-14, paraphysibus filifor- 

 mibus obsolete septatis obvallatis ; sporidiis submonostichis, 8,6 * 

 9,6. — Cum priecedente. 



5. Ascophanus belgicus B. R. S. in Saccardo, Not. Myc. VI, Ann. 5696 

 Myc. V. III (1905) p. 507. — Ascomatibus sessilibus, glabris, 1-2 

 mm. diam., sparsis v. subconfluentibus, hemisphaericis, mox disco 

 planiusculo, papillato, initio f ulvis, dein purpurascentibus, denique 

 atro-brunneis, margine reflexo undulato ; ascis cylindraceis, apice 

 obtusis, breve noduloso-stipitatis, 75-90 >^ 10, stipite. 14-16 a. long.; 

 paraphysibus copiodis, asco longioribus, 2-3-furcatis clavula inter- 

 dum prolifera hyalina terminatis; sporidiis monostichis. ellipsoideis, 

 continuis, crasse 1-guttatis, hyalinis, 10-12*8-10. 



