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shaped, usually split down its entire length, and sometimes each 
portion is again incised to a greater or less depth, hymenium covering 
every part, 15 mm. long by 6-8 mm. broad; stem glabrous, slender, 
2-5 cm. long, 3 mm. broad. Asci elongated, obtuse, becoming 
blue with iodine round the pore, 130x10 n; spores 8, somewhat 
2-seriate, hyaline, continuous, straight, curved, or undulate, elongate- 
fusoid, 20-30 x 3-6 fj . ; paraphyses linear, hyaline; the tips of the 
paraphyses and asci encrusted with a brown substance. 
Syn. — Microglossum partitum , Pat., Rev. Mycol., 1890, 135, pi. 
cvii bis , fig. 2 ; Sacc., Syll. Suppl. x, n. 4467, 1892. 
Hah. — On the ground. 
Distr.— China (Tsang-chan, above Ta-li; M. table Delavay). 
Patouillard considers the present species as allied to Microglossum 
Hookeri {—Mitrula purpurascens of this work); but quite distinct 
in the divided fertile portion, and the shape of the paraphyses. 
Doubtful species. 
Mitrula (?) antarctica, Speg., Fung. Patag. n. 58, in Bol. Acad. 
Nacional de Cien. de Cordoba, xi, 54, 1887 ; Sacc., Syll. viii, n. 126, 
1889. 
Solitary or in groups of 2-3 individuals, entire fungus 4-7 cm. 
high, quite even and glabrous ; ascigerous portion round when 
young, then laterally compressed, spathulate-clavate, 2-3 cm. long by 
6 mm. broad, fistulose, rugulose and plicate in places, white then 
honey-colour, often waxy looking and pellucid, apex obtuse, rounded, 
base attenuated and abruptly and irregularly constricted where it joins 
the stem, which is round, elongated, gradually and slightly thickened 
upwards, base elongated, attenuated, often contorted, brownish-rufous 
or brownish flesh-colour. 
Hab. — Among rotten fallen leaves in woods. 
Distr. — Patagonia (Voces Bay, Spegazzini), Fuegia (Ushuvaia, 
Spegazzini). 
The above is Spegazzini’s description, who states that it was 
drawn up from living specimens, which were afterwards lost ; hence 
the fructification is unknown. 
Mitrula alba, Massee. 
Entire fungus about 2-5 cm. high, fasciculate or solitary; ascigerous 
