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SIM BLUM PILIDIATUM, sp. nova. 
By Dr. A. Ernst. 
Peridinm subglobosiim, irregiilariter circumscissum et apice in 
lobulos 3 ina?quales partitum, album, pedunculum non arete in- 
cludens, basi radicibus paucis terree adb arens ; pedunculus cilin- 
dricus longitrorsum rimosus albus utrinque attenuatus ; recepta- 
culum forma segmenti spbaudci quod “calotte” vocant, pedunculo 
paulo crassius, profunde reticulatum, fasciis transverse striatis et 
margine denticulatis lateritiis ; massa sporigera maculas im- 
plente atroverescente sporulas non visas. 
Habitat adterram ; exemplar nursum legi die 18 mensis Nov., 
1877, in borto “ EI Paraiso ” dicto, ad truncum et sub umbra 
Psidii Guavee. 
Peridium 15 mm. altum, totidem crassum. ; pedunculus 5 centim. 
altus, diam, centimetrali ; receptaculum 15 mm. latum et 8 altum. 
Odor foetidissimus ! 
Caracas. 
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