Duas s p e c i e s G e n e r i lio die a d n i im e r o , q n a s c o n g e n e r i c a s co n fid o ,
li c e t c y s to c a r p ia alte riiis s p e c i e i n o n d u m o b s e r v a v e r im . A n im a d v e r -
t e r e q u o q u e d e b ili, I l a rv e y u ra Gr. e r e c tæ s p b æ r o s p o r a s z o n a t im d ivisa s
a d s c r i b e r e ; mib i, li c e t b e n e m a t u r a s n o n v id e r im , c r u c i a t im d iv isæ
o b v e n e r u n t . In C. c o n f e r t a h o c e v i d e n t i u s v idi, n e g a n t e t am e n
M o n t a g n e o , q u i s p h æ r o s p o r a s t r i a n g u l e d iv isa s in b a c p e rliib e t.
1. C. ERECTA (Grev. Crypt. Fl. tab. 3 5 7 ) f r o n d ib u s a d isco c r u s t á c e o
r ad ic a li e r e c t i s te r e t i b u s p a r c e r am o s i s s u b d ic l io tom is , r am i s
lo n g e a c um in a t i s , r am u l i s s p o r i f e r i s l a n c e o l a t o - s i l i q n æ f o rm i b u s
in r am o t e rm i n a l i b u s so lit a rii s g em in i s a u t t e r n i s , c y s to c a rp iis
s u b g lo b o s i s a d r am o s se ssilib u s.
S p hæro c o c c u s ? e re c tu s G re v. l. c. K ù lz . sp . p . 7 74/
Gracilar ia ereota Gr. Atg. B r it. p . 124 tab. X I V ! H a rv . Phy col. B r it.
tab. 177!!
Gigartina e r e c ta H o o k.; H a rv . Ma n . p . 74.
Exs icc. Alg. D a nm . n:o 115!
Hab. in o c e a n o a t la n t ic o a d o r a s B r i t a n n iæ (D:n a Griffiths!).
Ab expa ns ione radicali s cu ta ta f rondes plu r imæ fasciculat im surgunt,
c i rci ter bipol licares , p e n n am p a s s e r in am cras s it ie fere æq u an te s , teretes ,
bis a u t te r dichotomæ, in apicem a c u tum loiige at tenua tæ, sæpius par t ibus
delaps is t r u n c a t e et ramulos nonnullos ut r inque at tenua tos filiformes semi poll
icares in fra t ru n c a tum apioem emi t tentes . Capsulæ paulo infra apices
p le rumq u e a g g r e g a t e sessile s, diamet ro s emi l ine am at t ingentes , globosæ
d emumq u e o v a t e ; pla c en ta elevata ; per icarpi i cellu lis radiatis p auc ior ibus ,
c onc ent r ic is plur imis . S p hæro sp o ræ in apioibus valde inc ras sat is , frondi
plus duplo cras s ior ibus , ci rcums c r ip t io n e lanceolatis , plur imæ, oblongæ.
Colo r p u rp u r e u s . S u bs tant ia minus cart ilaginea.
Pianta sæpius p ro ma x ima p a r t e sábulo imme r s a , u n d e Sph. soffocati
nomine a Dina Griffiths p r imum s a lutata . Hieme, Februar io e t Martio,
f ruct ifera. Species dis tincti ss ima!
2. C. CONFERTA (Schousb. mscr.) f r o n d i b u s a d is c o c r o s t a c e o r a d i cali
e r e c t i s t e r e t i b u s , a m e d i o f a s c i c u l a t o - r a r a o s i s s im i s , r am i s
fasciculi s u b s e c u n d a t i s o b tu s iu s c u l is , r am u l i s s p o r i f e r i s s u b c l a va
tis s imp l ic ib u s r am o s i s q u e s e c u s r am o s d e n s i s s im e p u l l u l a n tib
u s r a c em o s i s .
Gigartina confer ta S ch o u sb . m s c r .; M o n ta g n e in P. Webb. o lia Hisp.
p a g . 12 ta b . 9!
Plocar ia confer ta M o n t. Fl. Alg. p . 72 !
Hypnea confer ta K iitz . S p . Alg. p . 760.
Hab. in o c e a n o a t la n t i c o a d o r a s T i n g i t a n a s ( S c h o u s b o e i ) ; in
m e d i t e r r a n e o a d o r a s A l g e r iæ (Hb. Mo n ta g n e ) .
F ro n d e s ab expa ns ione cru s tá c e a radicali p lur imæ, erec t iuscuiæ, cæ spitem
fere h emi sp bær icum formantes , 3 - 4 - p o l l i c a r e s , c ras s i t ie p e n n am
p a s s e r in am æq u an te s , basi s impl iciusculæ e t in fra me dium p a r c e ramosæ
supra me dium rami s plur imis obs i tæ. Rami in brevi spat io aggregat i
fasciculat im por rect i , ple rumq u e s e c u n d a t i , c i rci ter poll icares, utr inquo
p a rum at tenual i o b tus ius cul i ; s tér i les s u b d en u d a t i ; fructiferi nova serie
ramu lo rum s u b r a c emo s e obsit i. Ramuli s impl ices a u t ipsi composi ti h i -
trifidi, lineam longi aut p a rum longiores, s tér i les tenuiores , fert iles cras s iores
in apicem obtu sum p a rum a t tenuat i . Golor co c o in e o -p u rp u r a s c e n s . S u b s
tant ia ca rnoso-c a r t i lagine a .
Species hæc a Schousboeo jam d e te c ta e t diu t ius in ips ius Herbar io
s ervata, a Montagneo p r imum desor ipta e t icone il lus trata fuit.
Species inquirenda.
3 ? Plocaria heteroclada (Mont. Fl. d’Alg. p . 13) f ron d e carti laginea
plana laxe d icb o toma , s e gmen t i s l inearibus p a t en t l - e r e c t i s o b -
tusiusci ilis e ma r g in e ramenta s iibseci inda c omp r e s sa ap ic e
o v o id e a fruct igera emi t tent ibus , tetrasporis ob lon g i s in strato
corticali raraonloriim nidulant ibus cruc iat im qiiadridivis is .
PI. h e te ro c la d a M o n t. t. c. lab. 16 fig. 4!
S p hæro co o cu s heterooladus K ü tz . Sp. Alg. p . 774!
Hab. in l i t to r e Algeriæ.
Frons cart i laginea , haud plane rig ida, dodrantali s , d eo r sum compres sa,
mox plana et repet i to -d ich o toma , c i rcums c r ipt ione la te corymbosa . Segme
n ta linearia, sub axillis obtus iuscul is leviter dilatata, e reoto-pa te nt ia ,
in p a r t e algæ inferiore unoialia sesounoia l ia , s ens im apicem ver sus b r e viora
a ngus t ioraque , s emp e r vero obtusa, al tero ma rg in e ramen t i s fr iicti -
ger is onus ta. Ramenta unilateralia seu s e cunda , te rna senave, lineam
ad tres l ineas longa, bas i at ten u a ta pedicellata, pedicello p laniusoulo, apice
in p ia n ta f ruct igera o v o ideo- incras s ata , glandiformia. Te t r a sp o ræ oblongæ
in te r fila clavulæ n idulante s . Descr . Auct . trans scr ips i .
pag. 3 8 5 adde :
la . F ütiiora fruticulosa (Bupr. Alg. Ochot. p. 6 3 ) fr on d e ex teret i
comp r e s sa filiformi d e c omp o s i t o - r amo s i s s ima , rami s ex s u b -
inargino dis l icbi s vagis patent ibus , ramul i s subulat is ap ic e et
inter ramo s ma jo r e s dispos i t is , cys tocarpi is marginal ibus , sphærosporis
in ramul i s incrassat is co l le c t i s .
Nereide a frut iculosa R u p r . l. c .\
Rhodomenia Fabr ic iana J . Ag. S ym b . p . 15 (excl . syn. L y n g b .)
Euthora Fabr ic iana J . Ag. A c t. Ho lm. Ò fv e r s . 1847.
Callophyll is? Fabr ic iana K ü lz . S p . Alg . p . 747.
F ucus ang u s t i s s imu s W o rm s k . m s c r . H
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