Coprophilous Fungi. II. 
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EXPLANATION OF FIGURES IN PLATES 
IV AND V. 
Illustrating Messrs. Massee and Salmon’s paper on Coprophilous Fungi. 
Figs. 1-5. Magnusia nitida, Sacc. ; Fig. 1, perithecium, x 52 ; Fig. 2, cells of 
outer wall of perithecium, x 400; Fig. 3, apex of an appendage, x 400; Fig. 4, 
asci and spores, immature, x 400 ; Fig. 5, ripe ascus and spores, x 400. 
Figs. 6, 7. Chaetomium bostryckoides, Zopf; Fig. 6, perithecium, x 45, ascus 
and spores, x 400 ; Fig. 7, a terminal appendage, x 400. 
Figs. 8, 9. C. simile , sp. nov. ; Fig. 8, perithecium, x 52, ascus and spores, 
x 400; Fig. 9, apex of two terminal appendages, x 255. 
Fig. 10. C. crispatum, Fckl. ; apex of a terminal appendage, x 255, and two 
ascospores, x 400 (from Fckl. Fung. Rhen. nr. 2022). 
Figs. 11, 12. Arachniotus candidus, Schroet. ; Fig. II, hyphae and groups of 
ascospores, x 400; Fig. 12, ascus, x 670; ascospores, x 1000. 
I 3 ~ I 7 * Ascodesmis Volutelloides, sp. nov.; Figs. 13, 14, two ascophores, 
x 95; Fig. 15, one of the seta-like hairs from same, x 400 ; Fig. 16, asci and 
spores, x 400; Fig. 17, spore, x 670. 
Figs. 18-22. Gymnoascus setosus, Eidam ; Fig. 18, part of vegetative mycelium, 
showing spine-like branches and branchlets, x 400; Fig. 19, single spine-like 
branch with branchlets, x 400; Fig. 20, ditto, with whorled branchlets, x 1000 ; 
Fig. 21, spores, X 400; and ascus and spores, x 670; Fig. 22, two asci and 
spores, x 1000. 
Figs. 23-26. Syncephalis intermedia , van Tiegh. ; Fig. 23, conidiophore and 
conidia, x 25 ; Fig. 24, apex of conidiophore, showing swollen vesicle, which 
is covered in its upper half with warts, from each of which basidial cells bearing 
chains of conidia arise, x 150; Fig. 25, basidial cell (basal) with portions of two 
chains of conidia, x 400 ; Fig. 26, four basidial cells, showing variation in shape, 
x 400. 
Figs. 27, 28. Anixiopsis stercoraria , Hans.; Fig. 27, portion of wall of 
perithecium, x 400; Fig. 28, asci and free ascospores, x 400 and 670. 
Figs. 29-32. Nectria ornata , sp. nov.; Fig. 29, ascophore, x 40; Fig. 30, 
structure of one of the scales from surface of ascophore, x 400; Fig. 31, ascus, 
x 400 ; Fig. 32, free ascospores, x 400. 
Fig. 33. Trichosporium insigne, sp. nov. ; fertile hypha with conidia, x 400. 
Fig. 34. Cephalosporium succineum , sp. nov.; two conidiophores with conidia, 
x 750. 
Figs. 35 - 37 . ‘ Myxotrichum coprogenum , Sacc.’ ( Gymnoascus Reessii, Baran.) ; 
Figs. 35, 36, branched hyphae and ascospores, from the specimen in Saccardo’s 
herbarium labelled ‘ M. coprogenum typicum,’ x 400; Fig. 37, spores from the 
specimen labelled ( f malaccense ,’ x 400. 
Figs. 38-43. Sphaeronaemella Jimicola , March. ; Fig. 38, perithecium showing 
the long subulate beak surmounted at the apex by a mucilaginous drop, containing 
the ejected spores, x 95 ; Fig. 39, a perithecium with two beaks, x 95 ; Fig. 40, 
