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528 Discomyceteae, Ascoboleae, Hyalosporae, Ascophanus, 



cilibus, hyalinis, sim])licibus vel 2-4-divisis, valde arcuatis, inferne 

 articulatis, in fragmenta bacillaria abeuatibus et ascos vix aequaD- 

 tibus, apice late rotundatis, inferne breviter stipitatis, 40-45 s 

 19,5-21,5, jodo non coorulescentibus; sporidiis subdistichis, perfe- 

 cte globosis, hyalinis, 8,8-9,2 ;j.. diam. minute asperulatis. 



Hab. in fimo canino, socio Ascobolo ceruginoso^ Werbomont 

 (Liege) Delgii. 

 2. Cubonia Boudieri (Renn.) Sacc Ascoph. Boudieri Renny et Phill. ; 

 Disc. p. 304. — Minuta, sessilis, hemisphaerica, glabra, alba; disco 

 plano, papillato; ascis late cylindraceo-clavatis, octosporis; sporidiis 

 globosis, asperis, hyalinis; paraphysibus filiformibus obtusis. 



Ilab. in fimo cuniculorum, Hereford Britannise (Renny). 



ASCOPHANUS Roud. Ascob. p. 51 (1869) [Etym. a.scos ascus et pAfl?. 

 no appareo], Ascoboli et Pezizce spec. Auct. — Ascoraata carno- 

 sula, sessilia, scutellata, plana v. convexula, glabra v. rugosa (non 

 setosa). Asci lati, 4-8-spori, operculo apice dehiscentes, e disco 

 exsilientes, varie paraphysati. Sporidia ellipsoidea, subhyalina, cou- 

 tinua, levia vel vix granulata. 



I. Species flmicola\ 



1. Ascophanus argenteus (Curr.) Boud. Ascob. pag. 55, t. XI, f. 32, 

 Ascobolus Curr. in B. et Br. Ann. N. H. n. 1088, t. XVII, f. 32. 



— Gregarius, minutissimus, oculo inermi vix visibilis, subpirifor- 

 mis, argenteo-albus ; ascis oblongo-ovoideis, basi acutatis, octospo- 

 ris; sporidiis eilipsoideis, hyalinis, 12 s 7-8; paraphysibus apice 

 clavatis. 



Ilab. in fimo vaccino, Elthan Britannia?. 



2. Ascophanus lacteus Cooke et Phill. Grev. V, p. 119, Disc. p. 306. 



— Sparsus, initio obconicus dein expansus, concaviusculus, demum 

 convexus, lacteus, glaber; ascis clavatis, octosporis ; sporidiis sub- 

 distichis, ellipsoideis, hyaliuis, levibus, 10^:5; paraphysibus filifor- 

 mibus. 



Hab. in fimo vaccino, Shrewsbury Britannii\3. — Ascoma 

 1-i/r, mm. lat. 



3. Ascophanus microsporus (B. et Br.) Piiill. Disc. p. 307, .{scoho- 

 lus B. ct Br. Ann. N. II. n. 1087, t, XVI, f. 28, Asc. Coemanm 

 Boud. Ascob. p. 54. t. X, f. 30. — Exiguus, sessilis, sordide albus 

 vel flavido-brunneus, depressus; ascis late clavatis sjepe stipite 

 tenui obliquo auctis, 8-sporis; sporidiis ellipsoideis, hyalinis, levi- 



