BRIEFER ARTICLES 
ANOTHER NEW ACHLYA 
(WITH EIGHT FIGURES) 
_ In the fall of 1909 a species of Achlya that was found to be new 
appeared in cultures from pools around Chapel Hill, N.C. It was sepa- 
tated from other forms and has now been kept under observation in 
pure cultures for nearly a year. It adds one more to the Racemosa 
group proposed by me in 1908. The species may be described as fol- 
lows: 
Achlya caroliniana, sp. nov.—Hyphae rather stout, about 48 # at the base 
centric, with a diameter varying 
from 18.5 to 26 », averaging about 
“Pogynous antheridial tubes often 
appear through the basal partition 
tly as in Achlya hypogyna 
_ Typical zoosporangia are 1 
wn in figs. 1-3. In cultures 
hat have become somewhat 
ul, the spores may be fully 
| but not discharged. Fics. 1-3.—Sporangia of various forms; 
several such cases the spores I! X335- 
* A new species of Achlya. Bor. GAZETTE 45:194, 195- 1908. 
(Botanical 
Gazette, vol. 5° 
