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exdple visible, or becoming somewhat convex, with the exciple often 
covered; hypothecium dark brown; hymenium pale, or tinged brown, espec¬ 
ially above; paraphyses coherent, semi-distinct; asci clavate or inflated-cla- 
vate; spores oblong-ellipsoid, 4 celled to muriform, hyaline to finally brown, 
15 to 40 mic. long and 7 to 18 mic. wide. 8 in each ascus (Fig. 9). 
Collected in Lake, Hocking, and Ross counties. Also examined from 
Summit, Vinton, and Ashtabula counties. On rocks. Rare but widely 
distributed in the State 
