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SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCHES RELATING TO 
Dimorphomyces . — Sexual organs borne on separate individuals. Male 
individual consisting of a series of several superposed cells, the sub- 
basal one bearing the large cellular long-necked antherid. Female 
individual consisting of several superposed cells, from the basal of which 
arise one or several peritheces and simple sterile appendages. Peritheces 
asymmetrical ; spores indistinctly septate. 
Amorphomyces . — Sexual organs borne on separate individuals. Re- 
ceptacle of male individual consisting of two superposed cells bearing 
terminally a single one-celled long-necked antherid. Receptacle of 
female individual consisting of a few superposed cells, without true 
appendages, bearing terminally a single large perithece. Asci arising 
from a lateral placenta-like ascogenous area. 
Haplomyces . — Receptacle consisting of two small superposed cells, 
from w r liich arise the single perithece and the single antheridial append- 
age. Perithece large, pointed, borne on a single pedicel -cell, surmounted 
by two basal cells. Antheridial appendage consisting of a basal cell 
surmounted by a terminal body, the antherid, divided by anastomosing 
septa into numerous small cells, and furnished with a short lateral pro- 
jection, together with a sub-terminal short spine-like process, arising 
from a rounded base. Asci four-spored, arising from four main ascogenous 
centres, each of -which is divided into two secondary centres. 
Idiomyces . — Receptacle short, flattened, terminated on one side by a 
series of superposed cells, bearing externally a vertical row of closely 
set appendages, on the opposite side by one or more stalked peritheces, 
at the base of which on one side arises a second transverse series of 
similar appendages. Peritheces straight, symmetrical, borne on a pedicel 
composed of a single basal and several terminal cells. Appendages 
consisting of a series of antheridial cells, their projecting necks forming 
a comb-like appendage, which may be terminated by short branches. 
Chsetomyces . — Receptacle slender, consisting of numerous superposed 
cells, from which arise successively the appendages and one or more 
peritheces in a unilateral series. Perithece flattened, the symmetrical 
apex prominent, borne on two pedicel-cells surmounted by several basal 
cells. Fertile appendages arising from cells of the receptacle imme- 
diately below the perithece ; sterile appendages arising from its terminal 
cells. 
Bhadinomyces . — Receptacle consisting of two superposed cells, from 
the upper of which arise one or several stalked peritheces and an 
antheridial appendage ; the appendage consisting of a series of several 
superposed cells, each of which may bear from its distal end one or 
more short fertile branches, producing flask-shaped antherids more or 
less irregularly ; the distal cell of the series terminated by one or more 
long sterile branches. Peritheces sub-conical, borne on a pedicel made 
up of a single basal cell surmounted by several smaller cells. 
Dichomyces . — Receptacle flattened, bilaterally symmetrical, multi- 
cellular above a narrow pedicel-cell, terminated by two clearly defined 
transverse rows of cells; the sub-terminal cells of the lower row modified 
to form, anteriorly, single projecting tooth-like antherids; the upper 
series bearing a pair of peritheces and several sterile appendages, all 
symmetrically arranged. Appendages as in PeyritscMella , simple, cylin- 
drical. Peritheces symmetrical. 
