298 Massee. — A Monograph of the Geoglosseae. 
Hab . — Among heaps of rotten leaves and twigs. 
Distr .~ Brazil (Apiahy, Puiggari ', n. 1544). A fragment of this 
species was also found among specimens of other fungi sent from 
Brazil by Glaziou. 
Excluded Species. 
The following are excluded as belonging to genera not included in the 
Geoglosseae as defined in the present work : — 
Vibrissea microscopica, Berk, and Broome f Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 
4, xvii, 142, 1876; Phil., Trans. Linn. Soc. (Bot.) ser. 2, ii, 7, pi. 1, 
f. 17-24, 1881 ; Phil., Brit. Disc. 319, 1887 ; Sacc., Syll. viii, n. 175, 
1889 ; Massee, Brit. Fung.-Fl. ix, 489, 1895. 
This species does not exhibit the characters of Vibrissea, and should 
henceforth be known as Gorgoniceps microscopica (B. and Br.). 
Vibrissea turbinella, Sacc., Syll. viii, n. 174, 1889. 
Syn. — Peziza turbinella , Berk., Dec. Fung. n. 358, in Hook., Journ. 
Bot. iii, 1851. 
Peziza stilboidea, Berk., Dec. Fung. n. 359, in Hook., Journ. Bot. 
iii, 1851. 
Vibrissea stilboidea, Sacc., Syll. viii, n. 176, 1889. 
The types of both the supposed species have been examined, and 
prove to be identical. The fungus is a typical Pocillum, and should 
stand as P. turbinellum (B.). 
Vibrissea pezizoid.es, Libert , ms., in Phil., Gen. Vibrissea, Trans. 
Linn. Soc. (Bot.) ser. 2, ii, 8, pi. 2, f. 8-13, 1881 ; Sacc., Syll. viii, 
n. 172, 1889. 
Saccardo has a query as to whether this species is not a Gorgoniceps, 
and on examining the type I find that he was correct; the species 
will rank as Gorgoniceps pezizoides (Lib.). 
Vibrissea Guernisaci, Crouan , Ann. Sci. Nat. vii, 176, t. 4, 
f. 24-26, 1857 ; Phil., Gen. Vibrissea, Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, ii, 8, 
pi. 2, f. 1-7, 1881 ; Phil., Brit. Disc. 319, pi. 10, f. 61, 1887 ; Massee, 
Brit. Fung.-Fl. iv, 488, 1895. 
Gorgoniceps Guernisaci, Sacc., Syll. viii, n. 2082, 1889. 
Saccardo is correct in placing the present species in the genus 
Gorgoniceps. 
