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Reticularia vapm-aria, Chev., FI. Par., i., 342 (1827).
Aethalium violaceum, Spr. Sys., iv., 533 (1827).
Aethalium candidum, Schleciit., in Spr. Sys., iv., 633.
Aethalium septicum, Fr., S. M., iii., 93 (1829), Cooke, Hdbk.,
n. 1101, a. flavum, h. cinnamomeum, c. rufum, d. violaceum.
Fuligo carnosa, Duby., Bot. Gall., ii., 863 (1830).
Fuligo hortends, Duby., Bot. Gall., ii., 863 (1830).
Aethalium nifum, Wallr., FI. Germ., 2097 (1833).
Aethalium septicum, b. vaporarium, Rabh., FI. Germ., 2133
(1844).
Aethalmm ferrincola, Sohwz. Am., 2372 (1834).
Reticularia rufa, Scbwz. Am., 2377 (1834).
Aethalium rufum, Alexandr., t. 11, f. 6—11 (1872).
Aethalium vagwrarium, Fr., Berk., in Gard. Chron. (1860), p.
409; Cooke, Hdbk., n. 1102.
Fuligo stereoriformis, Mass.
Aethalium resembling the dung of some young animal, size
and shape variable, most frequently sausage-shaped, unequally
gibbous, attached to tbe substratum throughout its length by a
broad base; covered with a very friable, seceding, white cortex
abounding in lime; capillitium greyish-white, tubesw-itb numerous
swollen portions containing granules of lime, combined to form
a network; hypothallus rudimentary; spores ellipsoid, brown,
densely covered with minute warts, lO'o—18’5 - f 9 '3— 14’5 g.
Aethaliopsis stereoriformis, Zopf, p. 150, fig. 26, v ii.; Sacc.,
Syll., vii., 1, n. 1232.
On rotten leaves. Germany.
Zopf founded the genus Aefhaliogysis on the mistaken supposition
that the ellipsoid spores distinguished it at once amongst
the Lithodermeae.
Fuligo ochracea. Peck.
Sporangia variously interwoven to form a small aethalium,
springing from a delicate, whitish hypothallus, seated on a broad
or narrow base; common cortex delicate, covered at first with
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rounded or irregularly branched or sinuous, minute ochraceous
patches of lime; capiUitium well developed, extending uniformly
throughout the aethalium; nodes rather large, more or less
elliptical, furnished with irregularly branched arms, file d with
yellowish gramdes of lime, internodes thin, irregularly anastomosing;
spores dingy lilac, globose, smooth, or sometimes witb
indications of minute warts, 7—10 g diameter.
Fidigo ochracea. Peck, 31st Report of State Mus., N. York,
p. 56; Saco., Syll, vii., 1, n. 1231.
Licea ochracea. Peck.
On various living and dead plants. United States; Cuba;
Venezuela.
Aethalia reaching up to 1 cm. diameter, usually smaller.
Very close to Fidigo varians, if indeed distinct. The present
species is in Berkeley’s Herbarium from Cuba and Venezuela,
marked “ Aethalium pulehrum, B. and C.,” but I am not aware
of any published description.
Fuligo simulans, Karst.
Very similar to ecorticate forms of Fuligo varians, but the
spores are darker, hlackish-violet or almost black, and larger,
9—16 g, generally 10 g diameter.
Fuligo simulans, Karsten, Myo. Fenn,, part IV., p. 108; Saoc.,
Syll, vii., 1, n. 1230.
Yellow. On leaves of Vaccinium vitis-idaea, either unequally
effused or surrounding the living stems and twigs. Finland.
Raciborski says in Hedwigia, 1887, p. I l l , that tbe present
species is the same as Fidigo varians, but he does not state that
the examination of an authentic specimen has enabled him to
arrive at that conclusion, hence the statement must be accepted
as an opinion only.
Fuligo tatrica, Racib.
Aethalium and capillitmm very similar to Fidigo varians,
spores obscure violet, minutely warted, 8—10 g diameter.