Family Clathracee 
FAMILY CLATHRACE/& 
The members of the family C/athracee have a volva similar 
to the volva of the Pkallacew. The volva ruptures, and the 
receptacle issues in a similar manner. The members of this 
family have the spore receptacle latticed or branched instead of 
tubular or cylindrical, and bear the spores on the inner surface 
of the receptacle rather than on the outer surface. 
Latticed Clathrus 
Clathrus cancellatus 
Receptacle not stalked. The 
bars of the lattice-work are ob- 
lique and transversely wrinkled. 
The outer surface may be cinna- 
bar red or white or yellowish. 
The inner surface of the bars is 
red. C, cancellatus 
Clathrus columnatus 
Receptacle not stalked, consisting of from 2-5 vertical col- 
umns, separate below, but jointed at the apex. Columns cinna- 
bar red, enclosing the spore mass. Odour very fetid. 
Anthurus borealis 
«eee Arms 
Receptacle stalked, hollow, divided above 
into arms, which do not join at their apices, and 
which bear the spore masses on their inner sur- 
faces, enclosing the spore mass when young, 
but later diverging. 
teeees Stalk Stem of receptacle white; arms narrow 
lance-shaped, with pale flesh-coloured backs, 
traversed their entire length by a_ shallow 
aiesais Volva furrow. 
Clath-ra’ -¢&-2e Cn-cél-la’-ttis An-thi'-ris 
A. borealis Clath’-riis Cél-tim-na’-tiis Bo'-ré-a'-lis 
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