MYCOLOGIA 



Vol. IV March, 191 2 No. 2 



THE GENUS LAMPROSPORA, WITH 

 DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW 

 SPECIES 



Fred J. Seaver 

 (With Plate 57, Containing 8 Figures) 



The genus Lamprospora was founded by De-Notaris in 1864, 

 with Ascoholus miniatus Crouan, one of the globose-spored oper- 

 culate cup-fungi as its monotype. 



In 1869 Fuckel pubHshed the genus Crouania with Crouania 

 miniata (Crouan) Fuckel as the type of the genus. This name 

 is untenable, having been previously used for a genus of algae/ 

 and in addition is antedated by the above name. 



In 1889 the name Barlaea was proposed by Saccardo with Crou- 

 ania Fuckel as a synonym. This name is also untenable, having 

 been previously used for a genus of flowering plants.- Saccardo 

 discovering this fact, later published the genus Barlaeina with 

 Barlaea Sacc. as a synonym. 



Lamprospora therefore appears to be the proper name to be 

 used for the smaller plants of the globose-spored type of oper- 

 culate discomycetes, except those which are commonly placed 

 w^ith the Ascobolaceae, through its priority of date and with the 

 additional fact that two of the more recent generic names pro- 

 posed are untenable for reasons mentioned above. 



For several years past the writer has been interested in the col- 



^ Agardh, J. G., Alg. Mar. Med. 83. 1842. 

 ^ Reichenbach, H. G., Linnaea 41 : 54. 1877. 



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