Species lüi tziugianas ; Sp. occ identa l is , Sp. fruticulosa, Sp. villoso, Sp.
divaricata, Sp. arcua ta, Sp. cu spida ta, e t Sp. liir suta , (K ü lz . sp. p . 6(iG-7)
e t Meneghiniai ias Sp. Vidovichii, Sp. b r ao h y a r th r a CParl. G io n i. Hot. 1844
p . 303], q uoad c b a ra c te r e s i i sd em a t t r ibutos , dive r sa s c ons ide ra re non
pos sum.
2. Sp. T a s i ia n i c a ( M t z . s p . p . 6 6 6 ) IVoiulo f i l i formi q u o q u o v e r s um
vago r am o s a , r am i s c o n f o rm i b u s c o r t i c a t i s r am e l l o s i s , r ame l l i s
v e r l ic i l la t i s p i l i f o rm i b u s a r t i c u l a t i s e c o r t i c a t i s , s imp l ic i a c um in o
t e rm i n a t i s .
Spyr idia l i lamentosa ß. Ta smanioa K ü lz . t. c.
Spyr idia f ilamentosa I fa r v . T asm. n . 84.
l lab . ad o r a s Ta sman iu s (G i in n l ) .
Fro n s fere podalis , coloro e t ramifioat ione .Spyridim filamentos®, p r e cipuo
h abi tu cum forma et. s u p r a dosor ipta co n v e n ien s ; difl'ort vero ramell is
dens ior ibus , in juvcnili saltiiii s ta tu verl ic i llat is , in vertic illo plur imis ,
d emum magis i r r e g u la r i te r disposit is. Sphffirospor® o odem modo ac in
volgari specie d i s p o s i l e su n t ; art icul i r amel lorum d iamet ro 2—3plo longio
res.
In Pbycologia su a Br i tannic a b an c formam jam de s ignavi t Ila rvey,
indicato cb a ra c te ro s i ipra dato. Kutzing p r e t o rmi s s o o harac tcro p i in o i -
pal i, qui in dispos i t ione r amel lorum pos i tus es t, var ietal i d ed i t nomen.
Qu um in E u r o p e a sp e c ie ramel los ver t ici llatos n umq u am vider im, spcciom
p ro p r iam c ons idora ndam exist imavi.
3. Sp. ACur.EATA (U n . H in . i n S e e d , m s c r .') f r o n d e f i l i formi q u o q
u o v e r s um v a g e r am o s a , r ami s c o n f o rm i b u s c o r l i c a t i s r am e l l o -
3a. Sp. s p in e l l a (S o n d . B o t. Z e it. 1843 p . 33) ’’f ronde te r e t i su b co n t in u a
mouos iphonia d e o omp o s i to -d io h o toma , rami s ar t iculat is in fer ior ibus
divar ioat is su p e r io r ib u s e r e c to -p a t c n t ib u s ramel los sp a r so s breves
s p in e f o rm e s emi t tcnt ibus , ar t icul is diamet ro e q u a l ib u s , s p b e ro s p o r i s
ramell is adna t is .
Spyr idia spinel la S o n d . l. c. Alg. P r e is s . p . 21. K ü lz . sp . p . 6G8.
llab. ad liUus occ identa le N o v e I lo l la n d i e (P r e i s s . )
Fro n s 4— 6 poll icaris , la te p yramidata, a bas i ramosa , r ami s p r imar i i s
leni is , lateraUbus hor izontal i ter p a ten t ib u s , in te rme d io erec to. Hamuli
ul t imi abbreviat i , ramen t i s s eu spinulis minut is , acut is s imi s obsiti. S p i -
nulis ex ar t icul is 6— 12 co n s ta n t ib u s la te re su p e r io re , rar i s s imo inferiore
S p h e r o s p o r e . a d n a l e su n t 3 — 4, u n i s e r i a te , in fra medium e qiiovis gen i -
culo s o l i t a r ie , s p h e r i c® , h y a l i n e , núcleos t r iaiigidat im q uadr ipa r l i tos
inc ludcntes . Color pallido rubens , s ed plant® e x s i c c a t e vir idis , spi im-
la rum albidus .
Species spinulis abbreviat i s , rig idulis insignis.
sis r ame l l i s p i l i f o rmi b u s e c o r t i c a t i s a r t ic u l a t i s , a p i c e r am e l l o r u m
a c u le i s r e t r o r s u m u n c i n a t i s a rm a to .
Var. Cl. B e r k e l e y a n a r ame l l i s e l o n g a t i s vil losa.
Spyr idia Berkeleyana M o n t. F t. Alg. p . 141 tab. 13 fig. 6!
V a r . ß . a c u l e a t a r am e l l i s f e r e d e s t i tu t a , r am u l i s r ig id iu s c u l i s .
Cor. aculeatum Vn . I tin . in S e ed . PI. S c h im p e r i!
Binder® sp.? J . Ag. S ym b . Co n t. I . p . 436.
Spyridia aculeata K ü lz . P h y c. g en . p . 377. Sp. Alg. p . 668 (cxcl. syn.)
l lab. in o c e a n o a t l a n t i c o ad G a d e s ! V e r a Cruz ! in m e d i t e r r a n e o
e t r u b r o !
Cum Sp. filamentosa in omnibus conveni re mihi videtur , exoept is ta n tum
aculeis uncinati s, quibus apices rame l lo rum arma t i su n t . Ramil icatio
s®po dens ior. Prffiteroa s er iem fo rma rum p e rour r i t , p r imar i® speciei
analo"am. Juvenil is ro s e a ( a l iquando vi rens ) , tenor ior , adul ta d ens ior e t
sordibus oooperta, senil is ramell is orbata. Situs sp h®ro sp o ra rum idem.
Articuli r amel lorum in divers i s individuis longi tudine varii, d iamet ro duplo
a u t usquo 4-plo longiores.
Spyr idia a rma ta CKülz. B o t. Z e it. 1847 p . 37. Sp. Alg. p . 668) q uoad
de sor ipt ionem nullo c h a ra c te r e dive r sa mibi vide tur . In Symb. nos t r .
( L im m a 15 p.436) in d icavcram Cer. aculoatum ad Binder® g en u s — ”n t
sp e c iem p ro p riam''' — forsan p e r t in c r e . Ili s u t vide tur verbis in d u c tu s ,
lui tzing CPhyc. p . 377) Bindc ram ins ignem Spyr idi® aouleal® subjunxi t .
Cont ra banc v e rborum me o rum in te rp r c ta t io n cm in A d o e rs. p . 29 r emo n -
s t ravi ; pe r s i s t i t tamen id em Ivutz ingiu s (Sp- Alg. p . 668) mibi confus ionem
at t r ibue re , quam ipse c ommi s c r a i e t cujus null a omnino in me is verbis
da lur ansa.
2 . Fronde compressa, ramis distichis.
L Si-YR. co\ii’r.A.NATA ( J . A g . m s c r . ) f r o n d e c om p r e s s a d i s t i c h e p i n -
iiata , p i n n i s c o n f o rm i b u s c o r t ic a t i s r am e l l o s i s d em u m a c i i l e i -
fo rmib i i s , r ame l l i s p i l i f o rm i b u s e c o r t i c a t i s , a p i c e r am e l l o r um
a c u le i s r e t r o r s u m u n c i n a t i s a c u le a to .
V a r . a . p i u m o s a , r ame l l i s e l o n g a t i s o b s i ta .
V a r . ß . c o n t i n u a r am e l l i s f e ro d e s t i t i i ta , r am u l i s a c u l e i f o rm ib u s .
Ceram. filamentosum var . 5. co n t in u um Ag. S p . I I . p . 144!
llub. a d l i isulus I n d i e o c c id c n t a l i s ! l ì r a s i l iam u s q n e !
Frons 3—4poll ioaris, ev identer compre s sa , ramis dis tiebis al terms,
ramel l isque a ma rgino egred ien t ib u s . Juvenil is p iumo s a ; senil is , ramell is
delapsis , rigidiuscula, r amul isquc aculei formibus h or r idula . Colo r et h a bi
tus antoccdont ium. Articuli rame l lorum diamet ro ( in nos t r is ) 1 '/^-duplo