Discomycetea?, Ilelvellea}, Hyalosporse, Cudoniella. 41 



Spalhularia congruens, sporidiis globosis lamen ab omnibus adhuc 

 recensitis recedens. 



1. Neolecta flavo-virescens Speg. F. Arg. Pug. IV, p. 83. — Asco- 131 

 mate irregulariter cylindraceo- v. clavato-compresso, saepius spa- 

 thulato, antice obtuse v. repando-rotundato, postice plus minusve 

 manifeste in stipitem breviusculum attenuato, 15-25 mm. long., 2-5 

 mm. cr., crassiusculo, subelastico-carnosulo, levi glaberrimo, rarius 

 hinc inde sulcato-plicato, intense laeteque luteo-virescente,- stipite 

 subtereti cum ascomate continuo ac homogeneo, levi v. rainute 

 ruguloso, pallidiore, inferne irregulariter sed minute adnato-radi- 

 cato 4-10 mm. long. 1-1,5 mm. cr. ; ascis cylindraceis v. cylindra- 

 ceo-subclavatis, sursum obtusissimis, deorsum longe leniterque atte- 

 nuato-pedicellatis, 80-85 s 5-6, aparaphysatis, octosporis; sporidiis 

 globosis, monostichis, excentrice grosseque 1-guttulatis, hyalinis 4-5 

 IJ: diam. 



Hab. inter folia ramentaque coacervata putrescentia pr. Apiahy, 

 in Brasilia meridionali (Dr. J. Puiggari). — lodi vis nulla; tunica 

 ascorum ubique tenuis, apice operculatim dehiscens. 



CUDONIELLA Sacc. (Etym. demin. a Cudonia), Leotia et Cudonia 

 Auctor. — Ascoma hemisphcericum, subtus concavum, margine in- 

 volutum, stipitatum, ceraceo-carnosum. Asci paraphysati octospori. 

 Sporidia fusoidea, hyalina, continua v. plasmate 2-4-partito demum 

 simulate 1-3-septata. 



1. Cudoniella marclda (Mull.) Sacc Leotia marcida Pers. Syn. p. 613, 13» 

 Fr. S. M. II, p. 28, Cooke Myc. f. 367, Phallus marcidus Miill. 

 Fl. Dan. t. 654, f. 1, Cudonia marcida Quel. Enchir. p. 267. — 

 Gregaria, subfasciculata, lutescens, tenuis; ascomate repando, con- 

 vexo subtus concavo, levi; stipite elongato, flexuoso , tereti, deor- 

 sum attenuato; ascis subclavatis, filiformi-paraphysatis; sporidiis 

 fusoideis, curvulis, 30^=5, 4-nucleatis pseudo-3-septatis, hyalinis. 



Hab. ad terrara in Gallia et Dauia. — Stipes 5-7 cm. long. ; 

 ascoraa 1,5 cra. lat., subtremellosum sec. Cooke ; sec. vero Quelet 

 1. c, ascoraa ceraceo-coriaceura fulvo-castaneum, subtus albo-fari- 

 nosum; sporidia filiformia septata. An species Queletiana diversa? 



2. Cudoniella Queletii (Fr.) Sacc. Cadonia Queletii Fries Icon 133 

 select. fasc 6, Leotia Queletii Cooke Mycogr. fig. 369. — Grega- 

 rla v. subsparsa, rainima, lactea dein griseo-nigricans ; ascoraate 

 ceraceo, fragili, convexo, undulato, raargine recto, subtus concavo- 



