Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 / The Ascomycetes of Ohio IV and V

by Bruce Fink; Leafy Jane Corrington Hilker

PLATE XIV.

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EXPLANATION OF PLATE XV

[Fig. 5]. A section through the cortex of Peltigera canina, showing its relation to the medullary hyphae. X 760.

[Fig. 6]. A portion of a section of the hymenium of Peltigera canina, showing two asci containing spores, two asci with protoplasmic contents, and five paraphyses. X 760.

[Fig. 7]. A portion of a section through an apothecium of Peltigera canina, showing part of the hymenium of interwoven hyphae below and the bases of three paraphyses above. X 760.

[Fig. 8]. Types of spores found in the Peltigeraceae: a, 4-celled spores of Peltigera horizontalis; b, 6- to 8-celled spores of Peltigera sorediata; c, 4-celled spores of Peltigera aphthosa; d, 4- to 8-celled spores of Peltigera canina. X 380.

The drawings were made with camera lucida and were reduced one-half in making the plates.

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