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-{-Dasyscypha nivca (Fr.) Sacc. Syl-Fung. 8:437. 1889. 

 Lachnea nivea Fr. Sys. Mycol. 2:90. 1822. 



Apothecia in groups, 2-3 mm. broad, white, stipitate, ex- 

 tenor covered with minute hyaline, septate, obtuse hairs. Stipe 

 short, slender. All tissues hyaline in microscopic section. Para- 

 physes filiform, ends obtuse. Asci cylindrical. Spores simple, 

 hyaline, fusiform or oblong, 8-10 mic. long and 1.5-2 mic. wide. 



Growing on rotten wood. This may be distinguished from 

 D. virginea by the more waxy texture of the apothecia and 

 the obtuse ends of the paraphyses. 



Coll. Bruce and H. W. Fink, May 2, 1908. Freda M. 

 Bachman, Aug. 8, 1908. 



Genus IX. Coryne Tul. Select. Fung. Carp. 3:190. 1865. 

 Type species, Lichen sarcoides Jacq. 



Mycelium within the subtratum. Apothecia gelatinous, 

 caespitose, hard when dry, sessile or substipitate, exterior smooth, 

 at first concave, becoming nearly plane, generally dark colored, 

 purple or violet, rarely greenish, large. Stipe when present, 

 thick and short. Paraphyses slightly thickened at apices. Asci 

 more or less clavate, attenuated at the base. Spores 8, oblong, 

 fusiform, elliptic or oval, hyaline, 2-8 celled. 



Growing on decaying wood, rarely on other vegetation. 



-{-Coryne sarcoides (Jacq.) Tul. Select. Fung. Carp. 3:190. pi. 



17. f. 1-10. 1865. 



Lichen sarcoides Jacq. Misc. Aus. Bot. 2 :378. pi. 22. 

 1 781. 



Apothecia nearly sessile, 1.5-2.5 cm. broad, interior dark, 

 purplish-red, exterior paler or pinkish. Hymenium dull red, 

 hypothecium and central part of the cup paler, outer cells darker. 

 Paraphyses very slender, numerous, slightly adherent. Asci 

 slightly enlarged upwards. Spores 4-7 celled, more or less 

 pointed at the ends, 15-22 mic. long and 4 mic. wide. 



Growing in cracks of old logs or stumps. Very common. 



Coll. W. G. Stover, Oct. 8, 1907. Freda M. Bachman, Oct. 

 23, 1907. 



