c ru s ta rube i i t i -c ine re a . Nos t ra sp ecimina vix 3-poll icaria, c h a r tæ arcte
a d hær e n t ia .
Species inquirendoe.
6. L. ALBICANS (Lamour. Polyp, fl. p. 2 4 0 pl. 7 fig. 7 ) c a u le r a m
o s o , r am i s s p a r s is , c o l o r e a lb id o . Ag. sp. p. 3 9 7 . Ilülz.
sp. p. 5 3 8 .
Hab. in In d ia Or ie n t a li .
7. L. aüra.ntiaca (Lamour. Polyp, flex. p. 2 3 9 ) r am o s a , r am i s n u -
m o r o s i s , s p a r s is , le v i t e r s p in o s i s , c o l o r e a u r a n t i a c o . Ag. sp. p.
3 9 7 . Kütz. sp. p. 5 3 9 .
Hab. in m a r i m e d i t e r r a n e o .
8. L. PiiïscioiDES (Lamour. Polyp, flex. p. 2 3 9 ) r am o s a , levis,
r am i s s p a r s is , p a r u m n um e r o s i s , c o l o r e b r u n e o . Kütz. sp.
p. 5 3 8 .
Hab. in m a r i m e d i t e r r a n e o .
9. b. BRACHYCLADA (Decsn. Corali, p. 1 0 6 ) cæ s p i t o s a , r am i s b r e v i b u s
t e r e t i b u s a r t ic u l a tis in t r i c a t i s d i c h o t om i s a p i c e p lu s m i n u s v e
d iv a r ic a t is o b tu s iu s c u l i s ( 2 c e n t im . ) Kûtz. sp. p. 5 3 8 .
Hab. a d Chili.
iJAü. DECUSSATA (Mont. mscr.) ’’p l iy c oma te c a lc e i n c r u s t a t o f d i -
f o rm i t e r e t i v i r g a t o - r am o s o , r am i s o p p o s iti s , r am u l i s d e c u s s a t is
e r e c t i s s u b u la t is a p i c e n u d o v i o l a c e o - l i l a c in i s . S p e rm a t i a o b o v
ata. C i r c u r a s c r ip t i o to t iu s Algæ n e c n o n r am o r u m p r im a -
r i o r i n n la n c e o l a t a , u n d e facies T a x u s b a c c a tæ .” Kûtz. sp.
p. 5 3 8 .
Hab, ad i n s u l am St. Vin c e n tii.
1 0 . L. CANALICULARIOIDES (Clem. Eus. p. 3 1 8 ) f r o n d e c om p r e s s a r a -
m o s i s s im o - c o r ym b o s a , r am i s s p a r s i s s u p e r n e d i c h o tom i s .
Hab. a d ’’Ro ta .”
S pe c imen a u th en t io um in Hb. Ag. ra o n s t r a t sp e c iem a Liagoris mihi
cogni tis dive r s i s s imam, fors itan ne Liagoræ quidem generi s . Habitus fere
Coral lops is , a t ca lcare a c ru s ta infes tata. Rami clavati a r t icula t i , bas i
eximie at tenuat i , i r r e g u la r i te r co n s t r i c t i ; ubi cr a s s io r e s p e n n am corvinam
cras s i t ie æq u a n t e s . Acido soluta e t dis secta, fila inter iora ar t icula ta p lur
ima c o n s p ic iu n tu r , c ra s s io ra e t te nuiora mixta ; ex bis filis longi tudinalibus
p e r ip h e r ic a t r ich o toma e t a r t iculata p roveniunt . Sed hæc fila in
specimine , qu o d infer iorem p a r t em p la n tæ major is c o n s t i tu e r e videtur ,
fere nulla. An species Galaxai i ræ? — Sp e c imin a sub e o d em nomine
ab aliis Algologis Hispaniæ mi s sa ad dive r sa s Liagoræ species p e r tinent.