CO N FERV A implexa,
Entangled Conferva.
CRYPTOGAMIA Algae.
Ct e n . Char. Seeds produced within the substance of
the capillary or j ointed frond, or in closed tubercles
united with it.
Spec. Char. Dark green. Filaments unbranched,
even, entangled and curled, slender and soft.
Joints even, nearly twice as long as broad.
Syn. Conferva implexa. JDillw. Syn. 4 6 . t. B.
F lR S T observed by Miss Hutchins, on rocks in the sea near
Ban try. Our specimens were found by Mr. W . Borrer at
Southwick, Sussex, in June 1811, composing a dense mat on
the ground, in wet places, occasionally overflowed with
braqkish water.
The colour is a full dark green, fading somewhat in drying 3
the substance always soft and rather silky to the touch. The
threads are variously curled and entangled, yet not rigid.
Their dimensions are uniform and even. The joints about
twice as long as broad, or something less, fnjl of green matter,
except at the very extremities and edges, which, as usual,
are either originally white and pellucid, or speedily become
go after gathering.