1 8 3 2 . Spozotzichum chlozinum. Lk. “ Yellow-green
Sporotriohum.”
Erect, intricate ; flocci dense, very soft, simple and branched;
spores heaped together, globose, yellow-green.—Link. Sp. i. p.
17. Fr. S.M. iii.79. 421. Eng. Fl. v. p. 346.
On dry leaves. Glasgow.
1 8 3 3 . Spozotzichum auz an tia cum . Orev, “ Orange
Sporotriohum.”
Tufts of a reddish orange, filaments very slender, much entangled;
spores globose, extremely minute.—Grev. Wem. Trans.
iv. t. 5 ,/. 4. Fng. FL y.p. 347.
On dung, &c.
‘ ‘ Tufted, of a beautiful orange colour, which acquires a reddish tinge with
age. Tufts generally about a hne in breadth, but sometimes almost confluent.
Threads very fine and much entangled.”—Orev,
1 8 3 4 . Spozotzichum sulphuzeum. Orev. “ Sulphury Sporo
trichum.”
Flocci forming minute tufts, at length evanescent; spores
minute, globose, heaped together, sulphur-yellow.—Grev. 1.108,
f. 2. Wem. Trans, iv./. 3. Eng. Fl. Y.p. 347. Fr. S.M. iii.7 9 .
423. Berk. exs. no. 2X1.
In cellars, on corks, &c. Common. [Mid. Carolina.]
“ Tufted, roundish, of a pleasant yellow-colour, varying in shade according
to age. Tufts J-2 lines in breath. Threads remotely jointed, loosely
interwoven, and occasionally branched.” —Orev, (Fig. 2 7 7 .]
1 835. Spozotzichum la x um . Link. “ Lax Sporotriohum.”
Very delicate, lax ; flocci few, white, as well as the oval
spores.—Link. S p . l ,p . l . Nees.f.45. Eng. F I.y . p . 3X1. S.
minutum. Grev. 1.108,/. 1. Wern. Trans, iv ./. i.
On various substances. Common. Easily recognised by its
oval spores.
_ “ Small, very white, tufted, sometimes crowded together. Tufts about J
line in diameter. Threads under the microscope loosely interwoven, seldom
and irregularly branched, and somewhat attenuated.”—Grev.
1 8 3 6 . Spozotzichum in o scu lan s. Berk, “ Dark Sporotriohum.”
Effuse, dark umber-brown, forming a velvety crust ; flocci
erect, virgate; spores minute, elliptic.—Eng. F l. Y.p. 346.
On Thelephora. Appin.
S p o r o t r io h u m g e o c h r o u m . Eng. FI.y . p . 346, is, the conidiiferous
condition of some Llypoxylon.—M.J.B.
1 837. Spozotzichum fen e stz a ie . B itm. “ Window-glass
Sporotriohum.”
Tufted, very minute; flocci much branched, centrifugal, decumbent,
septate, whitish; spores globose, dingy.—Ditm.Sturm, iii. f.l.
On glass. Common.
Gen. 2 4 3 . ZYGODESMUS, Corda.
Flocci short, erect,
springing from the creeping
sterile threads ; joints
here and there cut half
way through.—Berk. Outl.
p. 352. (Fig. 278.)
Fig. 278.
1 8 3 8 . Zygodesmus fu s c u s . Corda. “ Brown Zygodesmus.’’
Crustaceons, effused, velvety, brown ; flocci branched, septate,
clear brown, sporidiferous, ramuli erect, sh o rt; spores globose,
aculeate, yellow-brown.— Corda. iv ./. 81. Curr. Micr. Journ. v.
p. 127, t. viii./. 41.
On decayed wood and fallen branches. [United States.]
Easily recognised by the reddish-brown color of the filaments, and by the
eehinulate spores.—Curr.
Gen. 2 4 4 . V IR G A H rA , Nees.
Flocci erect, dichotomous, virgate, black,
septate; spores minute, scattered over the
branches.—Berk. Outl.p. 352.
{Fig. 279.)
1 8 3 9 . V izg az ia n ig z a .
Virgaria.”
Fr. “ Black
Piocci erect, dichotomously virgate, black,
attenuated at their apices ; spores globose,
of the same colour.—Nees. f . 52. Sporo-
trichum nigrum, Eng. Fl. Y .p . 346. Botrytis
nigra, Grev. t. 274.
On dead trunks, &c. {Fig- 279.)