Perithecia stromate pulvinato, late effuso insidentia, nigra, sphaeroidea vcl
pirilormia, initio tccta, dein erumpentia, aculcis brevibus, conicis concoloribus
bilia, ostiolo papillato, conoidco; asci clavulati, 55-75 » 1 1 - 1 4 ; sporidia elliptica,
transverse 4-septata (saltern cx icone) loculis septulo longitudinali divisis,
14-20 » 7 .
BerlesìeIIae nigerrimae valde aljmis. Differret in primis sporidiis 4-septatis
sed cium in icone auctores citali praebent sporidia 4-seplata, in diagnosi partes
has maximi ponderis in studio fungorum praecipue systcmatico, 2-3-scptatas
esse aQìrmant. Et tunc quae veritas"?
Berlesiella nigBrrima (Blox ) Sacc. Rev. myc, 1. c. tab. XLV, et Syll. 1. c.
Sphaeria nigerriuia Blox. in Curr. On the Fructific. of Comp. Sphaer. p. 272,
p, p. Berk, et Br. Not. Brit. Fungi n. 869, tab. X, fig. ig. Cooke Handb.
Brit. Fungi p. 871, p. p. Pleospora? nigerrima Sacc. Syll. II, p. 277.
Ilab. in ramis siccis Pruni Padi saepe parasitice in acervulis stromalicis
Eutypellae padinae in Hungaria et in Britannia (Bloxam, Jerdon, Broome'.
(Tab. CXLIII. flg. 2. — Ex specim. orig. in Herb. Parisiensi a cl. Hariot benevole
communicatis et cum hiis hungaricis comparatis)!
Stroma pulvinatum, hemisphaericum, primo epidermide tectum, dein valde
emergens, subliberum, carbonaccum, atrum, saepissime disco Eutypellae insi-
stcns et fasciculi ostiolorum partem superiorem amplectens, 2 mm. et amplius
diam. perithecia stromate ba.si insculpta, _discreta vel plus minusve connata
saepe basi connexa, botryoso-prominula, ovoideo-piriformia, ostiolo minuto,
setis rigidis, nigris, usque òo y. longis aculiusculis praecipue in superiore parte
ornata, nigerrima 200-280 y. alta, i5o-20o y. lata; asci 5o -6o * 10 -12 ; sporidia
oblongo-fusoidea, recta vel saepius inaequilateralia, transverse 3- 5-sep-
tala, non constricta, loculis 1 2 septulo longitudinali divisis i 5- i 8 » 5- 6.
Berlesiella echinata (Eli. et Ev.) Beri. Cucurbit, echinata Eli. et Ev. North.
Am. Pyr. 240. Cucurh. setosa Eli. et Ev. Proc. Phil. Acad. 1890, ' p. 241
non Winter) Berlesiella seiosa Sacc. Syll. IX, p. 9 1 5.
Hab. parasitice ad stromata tuberculata, erumpentia Diatrypes cujusdam,
in ramis emorluis Pruni « London, Canada » Am. bor. (Dearness) (Tab. CXLIV,
fig, I. — Ex specim. orig. a cl. Ellis benevole comm.).
Stromate nigro, carnoso, 2-3 mm. d., convexo, cum eo Diatrypes fere
connato, perithecia dense gregaria, minuta, subglobosa, ciré. ‘A oam. d.,
spinulis nigris, rigidis, acutis, 28-40 7, praecipue in parte superiore obsessa,
ostiolo nunc levi, subpapilliformi, nunc plus minusve distincte radiato-sulcalo ;
asci 40- 5o » 12 ; sporidia subrhomboideo oblonga, transverse 5-septata, loculo
uno e mediis septulo longitudinali diviso, i 2 - i 5 » 4 - 5 , c x hyalino luteola.
.\.n forma minus evoluta Berlesieìlae nigerrimae?
Berlesiella sstosa (Wint.) Beri. Cucurbitaria setosa Wint. in Hedw. 1880,
p. 1/5, Sacc. Syll. li, p. 320.
Hab. ad ramulos corlicatos Myricae germanicae prope « Celierina Graubu-
den • Helvetiae (Tab. CXLIV, flg. 2. — Ex specim. orig. cx Ilerb. Bcrolin
a cl. J, Urban benevole communicatis).
Perithecia in caespitulos elliptico-oblongos, protuberantcs dense stipata,
sed stromate nullo vel parco insidentia, globosa globosove-conoidea undique
setis rigidis, brevibus, divergentibus tecta, papilla abrupte conica, penicillato-
sctosà praedita, demum umbilicata, ‘A mm. vel amplius d.; asci 1 10 -12 0 *
i5 - I 7 ; sporidia oblongo-fu.soidea, transverse 5-ó-sep ta ta (plerumque 5-septata)
constricta, loculis duobus vcl tribus mediis septulo longitudinali divisis, 22-
26 » 8-10, pallide lutea.
Vix Berlesiella! Stromatis defectu a reliquis speciebus valde distincta.
Sect. Scolecosporae Sacc.
;Consp. G.rn. Pyr. p. 1; p. p- Syll. Pyr. II, p. 537)
Sporidia baciliaria vel iiliformia, saepe ascos subaequantia, guttulata vel
septulala, hyalina vel fiavida.
Ciavis analytica subsectionum
I . Simplices
A Peri thecia sparsa vel gregar ia, caulicola vel rarius foliicola
epidermide tecta, potius membranac e a saepiu s calva Ophìoboleae
B Peri thecia sparsa vel gregar ia, lignicola plus minusve im mersa
vel subsuperf ic ia lia, duriuscula vel dura, ostiolo
brevi Ac e rb le a e
C Peri thecia lignicola vel foliicola, in col lum plus minusve
elongatum, cyl indraceum producta Op t i iocerateae
D Perithecia foli icola, erecta cylindracea, vertic e truncata
cupulataque O y l ln d r ln e a c
I I . Subcaespi losae
Perithecia superficialia, iti Ihallo pelliculoso dense cons t ipala P s eu d ome l lo lca e
I I I . St romat icae
.1 St roma clypeiformc crustaceum, orbiculare vcl auguia lum Linosporoao
B St roma valseum Oryptosporeae
Clavis analytica generum
I. Simplices
a Pcrithecia membrana c e a , cauli -foli icola , rarius thallicola,
epidermide tecta
$ .'\sci octospori, sporidia non apice connex a
Peri thecia calva, caulicola Ophlobo lus