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gins. Columella cylindrical, nearly reaching half the height of 

 the sporangium. Gapillitium originating singly from the upper 

 part of the columella, in continuation forked more and more, 

 especially at the surface of the sporangium combined into a net 

 by transverse branches , extremities rather colourless. Spores 

 12 — 18 /x diam., on the surface furnished with a delicate net- 

 work of fine thickenings. 



On the leaves of Lycopodium annotinum. Sealand. 



Ancyrophorus gen. nov. 



Sporangia stipitate. Stem prolonged within the sporan- 

 gium as a columella, reaching the apex of the sporangium and 

 there expanding in a discoid membrane. Gapillitium originating 

 from this stout discoid membrane and from the upper part of 

 the columella proper. Threads of the capillitium only towards 

 the extremities inconsiderably forked, the extreme branches ar- 

 cuate and furnished with numerous subulate spines. 



A. crassipes sp. nov. Tab. 5, fig. 8 — 9. 



Sporangia globose, stipitate. Stem shorter than the spo- 

 rangium, from an exceedingly thick base lengthened directly into 

 the subulate columella. Threads of capillitium combined by 

 very few transverse branches. The extreme branches arcuate 

 and provided with numerous subulate spines. Stem, columella 

 and capillitium dull-violet black. Spores smooth or delicately warted, 

 bright- viol et, 10—12 yti diam. 



On rotten wood. — Autumn. Sealand. 



