South African Microthyriaceae. 
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applanato-hemisptiaerica, ferruginea, 160-190 ^ diam., ex hjphis rectis, 
3-3'5 fx cr. contexta, margine copiose fimbriato, stellatim dehiscentia. Asci 
aparaphysati, octospori sub-globosi, 33-37 fx diam. Sporae brunneae, leniter 
constrictae, laeves, 23-26 x 11-12*5 ^w, loculo superiore parum latiore. 
Hab. in foliis Cussoniae uynbelliferae, Woodbush, 3/8/11, leg. Doidge, 1774. 
Asterina gibhosa G-aill. 
var. megathyria Doidge, var. no v. 
A typo differfc thyriotlieciis gregariis, majoribus, 140-200 [i diam. ex 
hypliis 2-4 /i cr., rectis, contextis ; ascis 33-34 x 27-33 ^i. 
Asterina Hendersoni Doidge, sp. nov. 
Mycelium ampliigeaum, undulatum ; hypliis brunneis, flexuosis, 5-6^ 
crassis, sub-torulosis, alterne ramosis, cellulis 6-8// longis; liypliopodiis 
alternis, hemispliaericis v, si ib-angulatis, 3*5-6 diam. Tliyriothecia sparsa, 
applanato-hemispliaerica, 150-200 /t diam., ex hypliis brunneis, undulatis, 
3*5 iw crassis contexta, irregulariter dehiscentia. Asci aparaphysati, octospori, 
ovati, 45-50 x 26-33 /x. Sporae laeves, brunneae, 23-25 // longae, con- 
strictae, loculo supero sub-globoso, 13-13*5 jx lato, iiifero 10-11 lato. 
Hab. in foliis Ilicis caijensis, Hogg's Back, 15/1/18, leg. J. et M. Hender- 
son, 11341, 11342. 
Parasterina implicata Doidge, sp. nov. 
Mycelium epiphyllum, implicatum ; hypliis brunneis, torulosis, 6-7 h- 
crassis, irregulariter ramosis, reticulatis, cellulis 15-25 ^ long. ; hyphopodiis 
sessilibus, alternis, paucis, hemispliaericis, ovatis vel oblique compressis, 
6-lOiualtis, 10-6 /X latis. Thyriotliecia gregaria, applanato-liemispherica, 
300-400 /i diam., ex hypliis 3*5-5^ crassis contexta, irregulariter v. stellatim 
dehiscentia. Asci ovati v. globosi, octospori, paraphysati, 57-73 x 50-70 /x ; 
paraphysibus numerosis, filiformis. Sporae fuscae, uiiiseptatae, constrictae, 
35-40 X 10-13 fi, loculo supero parum latiore. 
Hab. in foliis Sideroxylon inermis, East London, 24/11/17, leg. Doidge, 
10922. 
Asterhia natalensis Doidge, sp. nov. 
Mycelium epiphyllum, tenue ; hypliis brunneis, 3-5 ft crassis, irregu- 
lariter ramosis; hyphopodiis pleruinque alternis, rare oppositis ; l^reviter 
pedicellatis, 8-14 ii altis, 6-10 ii latis, supra sublobatis vel curvatis. 
Thyriotliecia applanato-hemispliaerica, 120-130// diam., ex hypliis 3-3*5 /i cr. 
contexta, margine fimbriata, stellatim dehiscentia. Asci aparaphysati, lati 
cylindracei v. globosi, octospori 26-32 x 20-24 /t. Sporae brunneae, unisep- 
tatae, constrictae, 15-19 x 9-10 /t, loculo supero parum latiore, episporio 
tenuiter verrucoso. 
Hab. in foliis Mikaniae sp., Winkle Spruit, Natal, 28/5/15, leg. Doidge, 
9001. 
