Figure 300.Comatricha elehans, globular,purplish-brown sporangium,300-500 di-ameter (Macbride and Martin).
Black stalk(600-1500 tall) branches re-peatedly to form a capillitium. Spores pale,brownish-violet. A. Complete sporangium.B. Spores and peridium removed, showing capil-litium (Hagelstein)