A 
Fig. 509. 
Phyllophora Brodiei. From a specimen collected in Store Belt in May, fixed 
with formol-sublimate. A. Three cells only are to be seen in the procarp, the 
supporting cell seemed to be wanting in the section. B, procarp the interpretation 
of which was doubtful; no transverse wall was visible at the narrowing of the 
carpogonium. C. At least two nuclei were present in the supporting cell that is 
still round. D. The supporting cell is angular, plurinuclear. E. Three auxiliary 
cells, the two showing numerous nuclei, two producing prolongations foreing 
their way between the surrounding cells. A, 1000 : 1. B—E, 560 : 1. 
Fig 510. 
Phyllophora Brodiei. From Ellekilde Hage, Juel's solution. (Compare fig.508). 
Auxiliary cells with protuberances. A, The protuberances penetrate between the 
surrounding cells. 625:1. B, more advanced stage. The protuberances have produced 
cells and cell-rows at their ends; some of these have begun to form a low tubercle, 
a young nemathecium. 390: 1. 
character (fig. 508). No 
spermatia were found 
adhering to the tricho- 
gynes and no other signs 
of a fertilization were 
observed. Furthermore, 
a transferring of a sporo- 
genous, diploid nucleus 
from the carpogonium 
to the auxiliary cell could 
not be ascertained and 
I therefore concluded 
(1929) that it was uncer- 
tain whether or not a 
fertilization takes place 
in this species. The auxi- 
liary cell, which originally 
seems to be uninucleate 
(comp. figs. 506 B, 508 B), 
later contains numerous 
nuclei (fig. 508 D). Such 
cells may increase in 
size and, at a certain 
stage of development, 
shoot out several pro- 
tuberances (figs.509, 510) 
which grow out to long 
branched radiating cell- 
rows forcing their way 
between the cells of the 
gametophyte and ending 
in nemathecial filaments. 
A globular body is then 
produced composed of 
radiating nemathecial 
filaments issuing from 
a system of more irre- 
gular cell-rows and con- 
taining in the middle a 
large central cell, the 
original auxiliary cell, 
from which they have 
all originated (Plate VIII 
