lancoidei , ut r inquo longe at tenuat i , acuminat i , bas i ap iceque stéri les . S p hæro
sp o ræ generis . Cellula cent ral i s e v id en te r a d e s t , ma jor ibus cellu lis
hyalin is cinc ta . Colo r coc cineus .
Species dis tiuotis s ima, nul l isque dubiis obnoxia, ipso habi tu, colore
nempo, ramis u t r in q u e at tenua t is , nec non s il iquis elongatis s t r ic t is u t r
inque acut is dignos cenda.
2 . H. MüSCiFORViis (L V u lf. i n J a c q u . C o ll. I I I . p . I S i ) cæ s p i to s a
v i r g a t im r am o s a , r am i s l i l i fo rmib u s in f r a a p i c em in c r a s s a t i s
c i r c i n a t o - i n c u r v i s , n u d i s a u t e x f r o r s u r a r am u l o s i s , r am u l i s i n f
e r n e q u o q u o v e r s u m e g r e d i e n t i b u s p a t e n t i b u s d em u m u t r i n q u e
a t t e n u a t i s , s p o r i f e r i s s i l i q uæ f o rm i b u s l a n c c o i a t o - r o s t r a t i s , b as i
a t t e n u a t a s te r i l i p e d i c e l l a t i s , c a p su l i f e r i s s p i n e s c e n t i b u s d i v a r i c
a t o - r am o s i s .
F u c u s musci formis W iilf. l. c. ta b . 14 p g . 3. C ryp t. a q u . n . 23. E sp .
I c o n . F u c . ta h . 93! T u rn . H is t. ta b . 127!
Hypnea musci formis L a m o u r .; M o n ta g n . C a n a r . p . 161! B o n ite p. 98!
Pot. S u d . p . ISO! K ü tz . S p . Alg. p . 758!
Hypnopliycus musci formis K ü tz . P h y co l. ta b . 60 pg. IV \
S p bæro c o c c u s musci formis A y . S p . Alg. p . 326.
Fu c u s spinulosus Esp . F u c . tab. 34. li e li te E g yp t, p . 151 tab. 57.
Fu c u s s e ta c eu s Esp . I c o n . ta b . C L X I I I A'.
V a r . f i . E s p e r i f r o n d e f i rm io r i s u b c a r t i l a g i n e a c o r a l l i n o - r u b r a .
Hypnea Espe r i B o r y Voy. Coqu, p 157 (excl . syn. Esp e r i ) dionf . Voy.
Pot. S u d . p . 161! K ü tz . sp. p . 759!
H. mus ci formis S o n d . Alg. P r e is s . p . 42!!
H. mus ci formus var. 11. muscoides , © flexuosa e t 1. nigra H aro. Alg.
Telf. in Hook. J o u r n . B o t. I . p . 147.
Hab. a . in m a r i m e d i t e r r a n e o e t a d r i a t i c o ; in o c e a n o a t la n t ic o
c a l id i o r e a d H i s p a n i am! C a n a r i a s , in s t i la s In d iæ o c c id e n t a l i s ! e t
B r a s i l iam! in o c e a n o pacif ico^ a u s t r a l i e t i n d i c o ( s e c . A u c t o r e s ) ; f i .
in o c e a n o a u s t r a l i ad B r a s i l iam! Ch i l i ! N o v am H o l l a n d i am ! I n s u l am
F r a n c iæ !
Cæsp i te s a fulcro radicali diffusi, frondibus plur imis composi ti, 4 - 6 -
poll icares. Fro n d e s vi rg a to - r amo s i s s imæ, rami s infer ior ibus longior ibus ,
su p e r io r ib u s s e n s im brevior ibus , omn ib u s inferne ramulos is , apice n u d iu s -
culis incurvis e t in p la n ta veget iore in c r a s s a t i s a tq u e e x t ro r sum pa r c e
ramulos is . Ramuli infer iores q u o q u o v e r sum egrediente s , ángulo ci rci ter
45" pa tente s , subs impl ioes u t r in q u e p a rum at tenuat i . In planta spor i fera
ramul i dens iore s , b as i s ter i li a t tenuat i , mox s u p r a bas in inc ra s sa t i fertiles,
a pice s te ri li te rmina t i . P ianta capsul i fera h abi tu valde dis similis, ramulis
d iva r ic a to -c e rv ico rn ib u s ubique obs ita, c t in r amo s cons imi les apice soluta ,
ramell is a basi latiore a c umina t is . In var. «. color at ro v i re s c en s e t s u b s
tant ia magis memb r a n a c e a ; in var. fi. color c o r a l l in o -p u rp u r e u s c t s u b s
tant ia magis cart i laginea.
Var. K. e t fi. hab i tu non p a r um differunt, sed p ræ t e r dif ferentias
al la tas, qu a s vix speoif icas c redider im, c b a ra c te r e s dis t inct ives nullos video.
Nomine Hypn. musci formis sp e c ie s plu r imæ generis olim intel leclæ
fu e ru n t ; synonymia i taque non p a rum in t r ica ta, et synonyma plu r ima p lu -
ros sp e c ie s non raro spoctant . Var ietates s u p r a al latæ, a Ilarvey in Alg.
Telfair , doscr iptæ, fide sp e c imin um bu e p e r t in e r e videntur . Var ietates
eodem loco m em o r a t e S. n u d a (par t ira) e t e. int r ica ta forsan ad p ro p r iam
sp e c iem p e r t in e n t ; rel iquæ vero formæ ad alias species r e ferantur . Fu cu s
Noolkanus Esp., q u em ad E. musoiformcm, var ietat is ad ins tar , retul i t
Turne r , sp e c ie s dive r sa qu o q u e videtur , fide specimini s a Menziesio d a t i ;
s ed s tatu s ter i li ta n tum observata, æg r e c h a ra c te r e c i roums c r ibi tur .
3. H. EPISCOPAI.IS (H o o k , e l H a r v . A lg . T a sm . n . 6 4 ) cæ s p i to s a v i r g
a t im r am o s a , r am i s l i l i fo rmib u s in f r a a p i c em in c r a s s a t i s r e -
c u r v a t o - u n c i n a t i s lo n g i u s n u d i s , r am u l i s q u o q u o v e r s um e g r e d i e
n t ib u s e r e c t iu s c u l i s u t r i n q u e a l t e n u a t i s , f ru c t i f e r i s . . . .
Hypnea episcopalis Hook, e l H a r v . l. c. K ü lz . sp . p . 760.
Hab. a d i n s u l am V a n -D i em e n (G u n n ! ) e t l i t tu s o c c id e n t a l e
No væ l lo l l a n d iæ (Mus . P a r i s i ) .
Species major , ramifioat ione e t h abi tu H. musci formis . Specimina
steri lia ab hao vix differunt nis i ramul is magis erec t is , apicibus magis
re curva t is , ot p a r t e in c r a s s a ta longius pedicel lata nuda.
4. H. n ig r e s c en s (G r e v . m s c r . ) cæ s p i t o s a v i r g a t im r am o s a , r am i s
e x t r a cæ s p i t em p a r um p o r r e c t i s a p i c e b r e v i u s d e n u d a t o a t t e n
u a t i s r e c t i i is ci i l is , r am u l i s q u o q u o v e r s u m e g r e d i e n t i b u s p a t o n -
t i b u s u t r i n q u e a t t e n u a t i s , s p o r i f e r i s c o n f o rm i b u s s u p r a c o n s t r i c t am
b a s em m o x tum id i s , a p i c om v e r s u s s e n s im lo n g i u s a c umin a t i s ,
c a p su l i f e r i s s p in e s c e n t i b u s d i v a r i c a t o - r am o s i s .
2 a . H. E ckloni (S u h r . in F lo ra 1 8 3 6 p . 3 4 2 lab. IV . fig. 3 0 ) filifo rm is
parura u ltra s e ta c e a , r am o s is s im a , r am u lis p a t e n t ib u s c r eb r is a b b r e v
ia tis su b s e o u n d is a p ic e h am a tis d em um f r u c t if e r is ; sp o r if e r is la n -
c e o la to - s iliq u æ fo rm ib u s , u tr in q u e a t t e n u a t is s t e r ilib u s , c a p su lif e r is c o u -
fo rm ib u s s im p lic ib u s in fr a a p ic e s c y s to c a r p ia g e r e n t ib u s . K ü lz . sp.
p . 759.
Hab. a d Gap. b. Spei (Hb. S u h r ! ) .
S p e c ie s pus i l la vix bipol licar is , ramis apice inourvatis cum H. mu -
sciformi conveniens . Specimina mea juvenilia et s te rilia, qu a r e plantam
a d iconem Suhr i i descr ips i . Si icon fida s it , a H. musci formi ramul is
capsul ifer is differt.