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Some few other dried specimens I have also with some 

 doubt referred to this species ; but having had only dried and 

 scanty material I shall not enter upon a description of them. In 

 this connection I also want to point out that it is possible that 

 some of these belong to L. leprosa J. Ag. How far this species 

 is anything else than a form of L. pulverulenta I am not able to 



Fig. 92. Liagora pulverulenta C. Ag. From Lime Tree Bay. a, basal part 

 of assimilating filament icomp. the text, p. 82). b, assimilating filament. 

 c, assimilating filaments ended with long hairs, d, part of assimilating fila- 

 ment with carpogonial branch, e, antheridia. (a. c, d, about 140 : 1 ; 



b, 60: 1; e, 170:1.) 



decide. I am strongly inclined to think that the anatomical dif- 

 ferences between the two species mentioned by J. AGARDH, are 

 merely accidental. During a visit to Lund I had opportunity to 

 examine the specimens in J. AGARDH'S Herbarium and have not 

 been able to confirm his observations. In a paper: "Notes on the 

 species of Liagora and Galaxaura of central Pacific" BUTTERS has 



