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834 Discomyceteoe, Caliciea}, Didymosporae, Calicium. 



subsequiloogo suffultis; sporidiis conglomeratis, ellipsoideis, couti 

 nuis, 6-7 ^ 3-3,5, tandem brunneis. 



Hab. m cortice popuiino iu Carolifia et Washington Amer. 

 bor. — An species europaea, a Friesio descripta, identica? 



HYPSOTHECA Ell. et Everh. Journ. of Mycol. I, p. 128 (1885) [Etym. 

 hypsos suramitas et iheca\. — Ascomata subulata, basi stjlospo- 

 rifera, medio vel sub apice inflata ibique nucleura ascigerum ge- 

 rentia. Asci oblougo-obovati, longe stipitati. Sporidia globosa, fuU- 

 ginea. — A Caliciopside sporidiis globosis tantum recedit. 



1. Hypsotheca subcorticalis (C. et E.) Ell. et Everh. 1. c, ^phoeronema 

 subcorticale C. et E. Grev. VI, p. 83. — Subcylindrica, 1,5 ram. 

 alta, 100 a. crassa, basi leniter incrassata, stylosporas subglobo- 

 sas continuas 3-5 a. diara. v. oblongo-ovatas, 6-10:^4,5, bi-tri- 

 septatas continens; cavitate ascigera subapicali, 150-175 [^.. loog. ; 

 ascis oblongo-ovatis v. subellipsoideis, 8-sporis, 12-15 ^ 7-9, apa« 

 raphysatis, iu stipitera gracilem 15-25 u. long., attenuatis; spori- 

 diis conglobatis, subglobosis, brunneis 3-3,5 p.. diam. 



Hab. in parte interiore corticis relaxati quercini, Newfield 

 N. J. Amer. bor. 



2. Hypsotheca thyina Ell. et Everh. 1. c. — Subulata, 0,7-0,8 ram. \ 

 alta, 55-65 [j.. basi crassa, sursum sensira incrassata, cava, apice- 

 que contracta truncataque,- contextu fibroso-cellulari; ascis in par- 

 te inflata nidulantibus, copiosis, clavatis, aparaphysatis, longe fi- 

 liforrai-stipitatis , 9-11=4,5-5,5 (part. sporif.), tunica tenerriraa; 

 sporidiis globosis, brunneolis, conglobatis, 2,5 p.. diam. 



iiTa^. in foliis partira eraortuis Cupressi thyioidis, New* 

 field N. Y. Amer. bor. — Pars attenuata superior 75-80 a. long.; 

 stipes ascorum 15-20 a. long. Ad basira ascomatis adsunt sperma- 

 tia tereti-oblonga, recta v. curvula, hyalina, 2-3 :; 0,5. 



Secl. 3. Didymosporse Sacc. 



CALICIUM Pers. in Ust. Ann. 1794 p. 20, De Not. Giorn. bot. it. II, 

 p. 300 (1840) [b]tyra. calix], Embolidium Sacc. Mich. I, p. 418. 

 — Ascomata capitata, stipitata, rarius subsessilia, nigricantia ca- 

 pitulo turbinato, aperto. Asci cylindracei v. tereti-clavati, filiformi- 

 paraphysati. Sporidia oblonga v. ovoidea, 1-septata, badio-fuUginea. 

 Thallus obsoletus v. sa^pius granuloso-leprosus, flavo-virens, sul- 

 phureus, cinerescens, pallens. 



