South African Perisporiaceae. 
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Phaeodimeriella asterinicola Doidge n. sp. 
Peritlieciis in mycelio Asterinae quaedam parasiticis, hyphis parcissime 
3-3-5 cr. evolutis, aggregatis, ovatis usque globosis, atris, niembranaceis, 
superne angustatis papilliformiter productis et poro pertusis, 70-100 /x diam., 
setis 4-10 coronatis ; setis 40-50 /x long., brunneis, apice obtusis et sub- 
uncinatis v. curvatis ; ascis fasciculatis, numerosis, parapliysatis, clavato- 
cylindraceis, sessilibus, 8-sporis, 40-45 X 10-12 /x ; sporidiis distichis, sub- 
fusiformibus, 1-septatis baud v. vix constrictis, loculo supero plerumque 
latiore, 13-14 x 3-5-5 fi. 
Parasitic in Asterina quadam ad folia Tylophorae Flanagani, 14/8/15, 
Brander's High Forest, Victoria East CP., leg. P. v. d. Bijl (9458). 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES V and VI. 
[All drawings were made with the aid of the camera lucida with a Zeiss objective 
DD and No. 5 ocnlar.] 
FIG. 
1. Meliola comata. (a) Mycelium with capitate and mucronate hyphopodia .- (b) 
perithecial setae ; (c) spores ; (d) superficial cells of the perithecium. 
2. M. Cryptocaryae. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) mycelium with 
mucronate hyphopodia ; (c) spores. 
3. M. Evansii. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) mucronate hypho- 
podiurn; (c) spores ; (d) superficial cells of perithecium. 
4. M. Kentaniensis. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) mucronate hypho- 
podia ; (c) spores ; (d) perithecial setae. 
5. M. claviculata. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia; (b) with both capitate 
and mucronate hyphopodia ; (c) spores ; (d) superficial cells of perithecium ; 
(b) perithecial setae. 
6. Meliola Loxostylidis. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) with mucronate 
hyphopodia ; (c) spores ; (d) superficial cells of perithecium. 
7. (a) Spores of Zxikalia parenchymatica ; (b) spores of Z. Woodiana ; (c) spores, and 
(d) mycelial setae of Phaeodimeriella asterinicola. 
Botanical Laboeatoeies op the Union 
OP South Apeica, Peetoeia. 
