Sphaeriaceae, Phseosporse, Sordaria. 237 



Hab. in ligno putri molli, Twycross (Britannia). — Peri* 

 thecia modo subimmersa, modo fere libera. 



22. Sordaria lanuginosa (Pr.) Sacc. Fungi Ven. Ser. VI. p. 26, Sph. ?59 

 lanuginosa Pr. in Linn. 1853, XXVI, 714, Arnium lanuginosum 

 Nits., Sordaria Curreyi Auersw., NiessL, Beitr. 42 (teste ipso), Sph. 

 (Sord.) Brassicce KL — Peritheciis majusculis, globoso-conoideis, 

 ssepe curvulis, vertice subtruncatis, sordide griseo-tomentosis, y^ 

 milL cr., 1 mill. alt., superficialibus; ascis cylindraceis, 150-160 



i; 25-26 p. sporif., stipitatis apice obtuse rotundatis, octosporis ; 

 sporidiis oblique monostichis, ovato-ellipsoideis, 40-50 ^; 24, opace 

 fuligineis, utrimque v. basi tantura cauda hyalina decidua auctis. 

 Hab. in caulibus ramisque putridis Brassic33, Serratula^, 

 Heilaothi, SaponariaB, Ulmi et Sambuci, Selva et Cone- 

 gliano, Italia bor., Germania et Britannia. — Sord. lanuginosa 

 Crouan Fin. p. 22 non videtur diversa. 



23. Sordaria culmigena Sacc et Sp. Mich. I. 373. F. it. t. 39?. — m 

 Peritheciis sparsis superficialibus, globoso-conoideis, vix Y^ mill. 

 diam., molliter atro-villosis; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, 180-200 i^ 

 25, breve stipitatis, paraphysatis, octosporis ; sporidiis monosti- 

 chis initio lasiosphseriaceis hyalinis, dein ovoideis, 36-40^18, 1- 

 guttatis fuligineis, cauda longissima 90-100 is 4-5 hyalina, quan- 

 doque 1-septata utrimque auctis. 



Hab. in cuLnis Arundinis Donacis putridis , Conegliano 

 (Italia bor.). — A Sord. lanuginosa appendiculis sporidiorum plus- 

 quam duplo longioribus imprimis differt. 



24. Sordaria leucotricha Speg. Mich. I, 225, Sacc. Fung. ital. t. 619. 86i 

 — Peritheciis gregariis, superficialibus, globosis 250-350 micr. d., 

 pilis longissimis, remote septatis, 3-4 micr. cr. oblongo-hyalinis 

 obvolutis; ostiolo vix prominulo late pertuso; contextu tenui-mem- 

 branaceo, parenchymatico, flavo-fuscidulo; ascis cylindraceis apice 

 obtuse rotundatis, breve stipitatis, 210-220 ii 20-25, aparaphysatis, 

 octosporis; sporidiis oblique monostichis subsph?ericis v. ellipsoi- 

 deis, 30-32 i; 18-28, late fuligineis, crasse subhyalino-1-nucleatis, 

 caudaque conica ssepe curvula, 7-8 i^ 5, auctis. 



Hab. in ramulis putridis Sambuci nigrae, Conegliano (Italia 

 boreali). 



25. Sordaria austro-americana (Speg.) Sacc. Hypocopra a^islro-ame- 862 

 ricana Speg. Fungi Arg. Pug. III, n. 47. — Peritheciis superfi- 

 cialibus v. immersis laxiuscule gregariis v. hinc inde sparsis, mi- 

 nutulis, 0,3-0,5 milL, atris, glabris, globosis, ostiolo papillato-trun- 



