Sphaeriaceae, Pliseosporae, Aniibostoina. 295 



gatis, cylindricis vel nonnihil ventricoso-incrassatis, subtorulosis, 

 dense stipatis ; ascis cylindricis, pedicellatis, paraphysibus filifor- 

 mibus, simplicibus, eseptatis, crassiusculis obvallatis, octosporis, 80- 

 100 ij 8 p. sporif. ; sporidiis recte v. oblique monostichis, ovalibus, 

 rectis, nigricantibus, 12 ^ 5-6. 



Hab. in ligno putrido Carpini, Betuli et Salicis prope 

 Miinster et (Estrich (Germania). — Habitus fere Endoxyke. 

 i. Anthostoma venetum Sacc. Mich. I, 25, Fungi ital. tab. 128. — iioo 

 Peritheciis laxe gregariis ligno immutato v. parum infuscato im- 

 mersis, globosis, y^ mill. diam., aterrimis, ostiolo conoideo-trun- 

 cato, ligni superficiem attingente, dein perforato; ascis cylindra- 

 ceis, 120-130 i; 18, breviter stipitatis, apice tunica integra cras- 

 siuscula truncatis, octosporis; sporidiis, oblique monostichis, ovato- 

 oblongis, 30-12-13, utrinque obtusiusculis, crasse 1-3-nucleatis 

 (nucleis quandoque oblique rimosis), intense fuligineis. 



Hab. in ligno putrescente Pyri v. Mali socia Propoli ver- 

 ^icolori Fr. f. laciea, Conegliano, Italia bor. (Spegazzini). 



5. Anthostoma urophorum Sacc. et Speg. Mich. I, 327, Fungi ital. noi 

 t. 1G6. — Stromate superficiali in lignum breve penetrante, albi- 

 cante, perithecia singula v. pauca ambiente, subcirculari, minuto; 

 peritheciis ligno iramersis, globulosis, Y^ mill. diam. nigris, ostiolo 

 breve papillato parum emergente; ascis cylindraceis, 100-110^^8, 

 breve stipitatis, apice, kunine integro, obtusis, paraphysibus gut- 

 tulatis obvallatis, octosporis; sporidiis oblongo-ovoideis, 15-22 ^; 

 5-6^9, utrinque acutiusculis, 2-guttuIatis, fuligineis, basi apiculo 

 hyalino, raro sub-lobulato auctis. 



Hah. in ligno decorticato (Ulmi?) putrescente, Conegliano, Ita- 

 lia bor., vere 1877, rarissime. 



6. Anthostoma atro-punctatum (Schw.) Sacc. Sph. atro-punctata Schw. 1102 

 Carol. n. 44, Fr. S. M. II, 351, Biairype atro-punctaia Berk., 

 Curr. Comp. Sph. n. 66, fig. 70. — Latissime effusa, Isevis, ligni 

 superficiem dealbans, intus aterrima, peritheciis sp-arsis, ostiolis 

 punctiformibus nigris; ascis crasse cylindraceis, breve stipitatis; 

 sporidiis submonostichis, ovoideo-navicularibus, 25-30 ^ 8-9, fuli- 

 gineis, granulosis. 



Hab. in ramis decorticatis crassioribus, quercinis preesertim, 

 Carolina, Ohio, Florida, New York, Amer. bor. — Latissime, in- 

 terdum viginti pedum longitudine ambit arbores emortuas, adhuc 

 stautes, subsequale, hinc inde rugulo.sum, margine nigro uuduhito li- 

 raitatum; perithecia monosticha, non conferta, tecta stromate tenui 



