Sphaeriaceae, Phaeodidymse, Otthia. 735 



OTTHIA Nits. in Fuck. Symh. myc. pag. 169. (Etym. 2i C. A. Otth, 

 phytographo bernensi). — Perithecia erumpentia, cjespitosa, sub- 

 sphaeroidea, minute papillata, atra, glabra, carbonacea. Asci cylin- 

 dracei octospori, paraphysati. Sporidia ellipsoidea, uniseptata, fu- 

 sca. — Pycnides ut plurimum BiplodicB species sistunt. 



1. Eu-otthia: sporidiis fuligineis. 



1. Otthia Crataegi Fuck. Symb. rayc. App. I, p. 19. — Peritheciis in 27pi 

 caespites densos erumpentibus, majusculis, aterrimis, globosis, mi- 

 nute papillatis, demura perforatis ; ascis stipitatis, cylindraceis, 8- 

 sporis, 180-216 w 14-16; sporidiis oblique monostichis, ovato-ob- 

 loDgis, didymis, ad septum constrictis, fuscis, subopacis, 25-28 ^ 

 12-14. — Status pycnidicus listit Biplodiam Cr aicegi Fixck.; sta- 



tus spermogonicus Phomam Cratcegi Sacc. 



Hab. in ramis corticatis Crataegi Oxyacanthse, Hallgarten 

 Rhenogoviae, Vittorio Italiae bor., Vaucluse Galliae. 



2. Otthia Pyrl Fuck. Symb. myc. App, I, p. 307. — Peritheciis asci- ^782 

 geris csespitosis, erumpentibus, dein liberis, media magnitudine, ova- 

 to-globosis, papillatis. atris; ascis stipitatis, cylindraceis, 8sporis; 

 sporidiis oblique monostichis, ovato-oblongis, utrinque obtusis, di- 

 dymis, medio constrictis, fuscis, 28 ^; 14; paraphysibus filiformibus. 



— Stat. pycaidicus sistit prob. Diplodiam Pseudodiplodiam Fuck. 

 et D. Malorum Fuck. 



Hah. in ramis corticatis P y ri .communis, rarius pr. (Estrich 

 Rhenogoviae. 



3. Otthia Pruni Fuck. Symb. myc. p. 169. — Peritheciis gregariis, 2783 

 transversim erumpentibus, demum liberis, media magnitudine, ova- 



tis, nigris, opacis, collo brjvi, conico-cylindraceo, obtuso, quando- 

 que oblique truncato, perforato; ascis elongatis, stipitatis, octospo- 

 ris ; sporidiis raonostichis (?), ovato-oblongis, didymis, medio pa- 

 rum constrictis, atro-fuscis, 24 ^ 12. — Stat. pycnidicus sistit Bi- 

 plodiam Pruni Fuck. 



Hab. in ramis corticatis Pruni spinosse in Germania (Fuck.) 

 et Gallia (Fabre). 



4. Otthia Spiraeae Fuck. Syrab. myc. p. 170. — Peritheciis gregariis 2784 

 caespitosisve, erumpentibus, saepe confluentibus, globosis, in coUum 

 conicum cylindraceurave, obtusum, perforatum, perithecium suba^- 

 quans attenuatis, deraum depressis, subtiliter rugulosis, fusco-atris; 

 ascis cylindraceis, stipitatis, Ssporis, sporidiis didymis, ovato-ob- 

 longis, fuscis. 



