1881. Ascophora e le g an s . Corda. “ Elegant Ascophora.”
Tufts minute, very fugacious, white ; stem erect, rigid, fragile,
white, simple above, with intricate dichotomous branches at the
base; sporangia single, terminal, globose, brownish; sporidia
ovoid.—Corda. iii./. 43. Thamnidium elegans, Lk . Obs. i. t. 2 ,f. 45.
Nees.f. 75. Flora. 1857, t. 5 ,/. 70.
On fowl’s dung.
Gen. 2 6 6 . MUCOR, Mich.
Threads free; sporangia at length
bursting, but not dependent.—Berk.
Outl. p. 407. (Fig. 800.)
1 8 8 2 . Mucor phycomyces. Berk.
“ Shining Mucor.”
Mycelium obsolete, flocci decumbent,
olivaceous, shining; sporidia yellowish.
—Berk. Outl. p. 407. Phycomyces nitens,
Bisch.f. 3792. Fr. ,8.17.111.79.309. Kunze.
M.H. ii.i. 2 . / . 9. Ann. N.H. no. 224.
Byssus olivaceus. Winch. Fl. North, p.
121.
On greasy walls, fat, &c.
1883.
[Low. Carolina.]
Mucor ram o su s. B u ll. “ Branched Mucor.”
Laniform ; fertile flocci branched, above racemose ; sporangia
globose.—Bull. t. 480,/. 3. Fr. S.M. iii. p. 318. Bers. Obs. i. t.
6 ,/. 5, 6. Eng. F l. y.p. 331.
On rotting fungi, &c.
Sometimes the sporangia are reddish-brown, more commonly yellow then
bluish-grey. The branches are alternate and racemose, divaricate.
1 8 8 4 . Mucor mucedo. B. “ Common Mucor.”
Byssoid; fertile flocci simple ; sporangia and sporidia globose,
at length blackish.—Linn. Sp. 1655. Bolt. 1.182, f . 1. Sow.t.
378, f . 6. F r .S .M .p . 320. Eng. F I.y . p. 332. Bull. t. 480, f .2 .
Mich. t. 95, f . 1. Fres. t. l , f . 1-12.
On fruit, paste, preserves, &c. Common. [United States.]
1885. Mucor c an in u s . P. “ Dog’s dung Mucor.”
Fertile flocci simple, sporangia at length yellow or ferruginous,
globose; sporidia globose or elliptic.—Pers. Syn. p. 201.
Pers. Obs. t. 6,f. 3, 4. Grev. t. 305. Fr. S.M. iii. p. 320. Desm.
exs.no. 402. Eng. F I.y. p. 332. Bisch. f . 3732. Fckl. exs. no.
52.
On dung of cats and dogs. Common. [Mid. Carolina.]
Head at first white, then bright yellow, then yellow-hrown, a t length
black. Occasionally the colour is not so bright, and in the last stage the
’ m i- Elocci at first erect, soon leaning m every direc-
lieads are scarcely black,
tion.—AT. J. S .
(Fig. 300.)
1 8 8 6 . M u co r fu s ig e r . Bk. “ Fusiform Mucor.”
Byssoid ; fertile flocci simple, sporangia globose, hyaline, at
length black ; sporidia fusiform.—Link. Sp.i. p. 93. F r.S .M .
hi. p. 321. Eng. F I.y .p . 332. Fckl. exs.no. 53.
On decaying Agarics. [Low. Carolina.]
F ocei septate, filled internally with distinct granules, thinly scattered,
divergent, springing from the branched mycelium in such a manner that
several of the sterile flocoi unite to give off the simple sporidiferous thread ;
sporidia exactly fusiform.—M ./. B.
1 8 8 7 . M u co r c la v a tu s . Bk. “ Clavate Mucor.”
Byssoid ; fertile flocci simple, penetrating the globose sporangia
by their clavate apices ; sporidia globose.—Bin/: Sp. i.
79. 92. Fr. S .M .in .p .3 2 1 . Eng. F I.y . p . 332. B o n .t.10,f.2 0 2 .
On fruit, &c. Winter. [Low Carolina.]
Sporangia at first white, then brown, at length black ; fertile flocci not
septate, indistinctly granular within ; sporidia minute.—AT. J . B.
1 8 8 8 . M u c o r am e th y s t e u s . Berk. “ Amethyst Mucor.”
Fertile flocci simple ; sporangia white, then pale yellow, then
crystalline, and pure violet, at length violet-black or brownish ;
sporidia globose, with globose sporidioli, dull violet.—Berk.
Fng. F I.y. p. 332.
On rotting pears. Winter. Apethorpe.
Fertile flooci about i in. high, four times as thick as in M. clavatm, filled
with distinct granules; sporangia depresso-glohose, sometimes collapmng
slightly and nodding ; sporidia rather large, containing globose sporidiola,
which easily separate ; mycelium thick, expanded, pure white, closely interwoven.—
AT. J.B.
1 8 8 9 . M uco r su c c o su s . Berk. “ Spongy Mucor.”
Very minute ; hyphasma spongiose ; sporangia very minute.