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F U C U S ulvoides,
L a v e r-lik e Fucus.
CHYPTOGAMIA Algae..
Gen. Char, Seeds produced in clustered tubercles,
which burst at their summits.
Spec. Char. Frond membranous, thin, nerveless,
lobed: lobes obtuse, pinnatifid, entire. Tubercles
hemispherical, immersed, scattered.
Syn. Fucus ulvoides. Turn. Hist. Fucor, v, 2. 22,
t. 8 0 .
G a t h e r e d by Miss Hutchins in Bantry bay, Ireland,
and communicated to us by Mr. Turner, who alone has published
any account of this plant.
Its affinity to Fucus punctatus, t. 1573, is too striking to
be overlooked. Mr. Turner considers it aS allied also to lace-
ratus, t. 1067, being of an intermediate texture between the
two. Its reticulated structure agrees with that of the former,
not expressed in our t. 1573. The chief distinction seems to
reside in the tubercles, which in F. ulvoides are enclosed in a
membranous integument, round, very prominent, with a
small central point, When however we consider how various
in appearance the fructification of the very same Fucus is often
found, we cannot but feel rather dissatisfied on the subject,
and we submit the matter to the public, chiefly out of deference
to the experience and judgment of the lady who discovered
this elegant sea-weed, and of Mr. Turner, who is rather
inclined to support her opinion,