Sphseriacese, Hyalosporae, Lsestadia. 429 



ta nitida tectis, gregariis v. subconfluentibus, depresso-globosis, 

 poro simplici pertusis, 280-300 u. diam. ; ascis elongatis e basi tur- 

 gidula sensim attenuatis, breve stipitatis, 85 ^; 17, octosporis; spo- 

 ridiis mono-distichis, fusoideo-oblongis, utrinque subacutis v. ob- 

 tusatis, rectis v. curvulis, continuis, 27 =: 8, nubilosis, hyalinis. 



Hab. in foliis emortuis Ericae multiflorse in Gallia. — An 

 Pht/salospora ? 



42. Laestadia maculiformis (Bonord.) Sacc. Carlia maculiformis Bo- i634 

 nord. Abhandl. p. 152, t. 1, fig. 21 (nec Sph. maculiformis Auct.) 



— Peritheciis minimis atris punctiformibus, epidermide tectis, ostio- 

 lo simplici apertis ; ascis brevibus clavato-lanceolatis aparaphy- 

 satis; sporidiis fusiformibus ventricosis ; utrinque obtusiusculis, 

 hyalinis. 



Hah. in foliis vivis arborum in Germania. — Forma sporidio- 

 rum raedio subventricosa facile species dignoscitur. 



43. Laestadia Oxalidis (Rabh.) Sacc. Carlia Oxaldis Rabh. sec. Bo- 1635 

 nord. Abhandl. p. 152 et Fuck. Symb. 103 (Sphcerella Carlii Fuck).. 



— Perithecis nigris,. minimis, globosis, epidermide tectis, prominu- 

 lis; ascis sessilibus, brevibus, lanceolatis et fasciculatim conjunctis, 

 32-36 -^ 8 ; sporidiis fusiformibus, ventricosis, 14 ^ 4, hyalinis. 



Hah. in foliis Oxalidis Acetosellse vivis in Germania; in 

 foliis Oxalidis corniculatae Cairo (Thiim.) et Peradeniya, Cey- 

 lon (Beek. Ceyl. Fungi n. 1122). In hac forma perithecia basi hy- 

 phis paucis ramulosis instructa sunt; asci deorsum crassiores 37 ^ 

 10; sporidia oblonga, 10-14 a. longa, 1-3-guttulata. 



Species qiioa,d genus dubise 



44. Laestadia? brunnea (B. et C.) Sacc Depazea brunnea B, et C. i636 

 North Amer. fungi n. 974, Sphccrella brunnea Cooke. — Macu- 



lis orbicularibus brunneis; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis distichis angu- 

 stis fusiformibus quadrinucleatis, subinde curvulis. 



Hab. in foliis Aceris rubri in Carolina inferiore, Amer. bor. 

 Maculse atro-brunneas 6-7 mill. latse. 



46. Lsstadia glaucescens ((3ooke) Sacc. Sphcerella glaucesoens Cooke 1637 

 Rav. Fungi Grev. VII, p. 54. — Hypophylla; peritheciis semi-im- 

 mersis, in maculas orbiculares, minimas congestis; ascis clavatis 

 30i;10; sporidiis ellipticis 5 i; 3. 



Hab. in foliis Aceris rubri, Aiken Carolinse Amer. borealis. 



47. Lsestadia epilobiana Sacc. Sphcvrel/a Epilobii Fuck. Symb. p. 103, i638 

 Dothidea maculceformis Desm. Ann. Sc. nat. 1847, VIII, p. 176, 



