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1604. Parodiella grammodes. Kunze. Dothidea peris- 
porioides. B. C. N. A. Fungi 880. Sacc. Syll. 2711. 
Perithecia globose (150-200 p diam.), even, black, superficial, 
adnate by the base, densely gregarious, often occupying the whole 
surface ; somewhat membranaceous, sooty olive. Asci clavate, 120 
X 20-24 p, sporidia elliptically biconic, uniseptate and constricted 
in the middle, upper cell a little swollen, obtuse at the ends, 
fuliginous, 28-30 x 10-11 p. 
On living leaves of Leguminosm. Victoria. N.S. Wales. (Fig. 
210 ). 
Family IV. MELOGRAMMEiE. Ntke. 
Perithecia formed from the stroma, or confluent with it, nearly 
free at the apex, for the most part destitute of a neck. 
Genus 23. SARCOXYLON. Cooke. 
Stroma subglobose, pallid, between fleshy and coriaceous, 
perithecia membranaceous, immersed in the periphery. 
1605. Sarcoxylon compunctum. Jungh. Cooke Grev. xm., 
p. 107. Sacc. Syll. 1231. 
Globose, deformed, constricted at the base (2-S in. diam.), 
smooth, pallid tan-colour, punctate with black ostiola, internally 
pallid, radiately fibrous ; perithecia large, peripherical, globose, 
ovoid, immersed. Sporidia ovoid-oblong, 12-15 x 7-8 g, brown. 
On prostrate trunks. Queensland. (Fig. 196.) 
Genus 24. GIBELLIA. Sacc. 
Stroma cutaneous-erumpent, definitely depressedly pulvinate, 
black, paler within, pnnctulate above with the scarce prominent 
ostiola ; perithecia globose ; asci tapering, sessile. Sporidia 
globose-ellipsoid, continuous, hyaline. 
1606. Gibellia dothideoides. Sacc. Berl. Sacc. Syll. 
7446. 
Stroma depressedly pulvinate, loosely gregarious (2 x 1-1^ 
m.m.), at length naked by the falling away of the cuticle, black, 
paler within, ostiola punctiform, perithecia globose, m.m., 
6-10 on a stroma. Asci tapering, sessile, 90-100 x 20-25 p. 
Sporidia globosely-ellipsoid, 18-20 x 12-14 p, guttulate, hyaline. 
On bark. Queensland. 
Genus 25. MELOGRAMMA. Tul. 
Stroma subglobose, depressed, cellular ; perithecia immersed, 
adnate; sporidia ovate or elongated. 
* Sporidia uniseptate, brown. 
1607. Iffelogramma rubricosa. Fr. Elen, n., 63. Sacc. 
Syll. 2814. 
Deformed, tuberculose, rugose and cracked, rubiginous, greyish 
white within, perithecia peripherical, immersed, black, shining ; 
