2 2 4 Cryptoneme.e. Cryplon emia. 



XXXIU. CrYPTONEMIA J. Ag. Mg.med.p.m. Alg.Liehm. 

 p. 11. Mont. Fl. Alg. p. 109. Eiiliymenice sp. luitz. Pliyllo- 

 plioroc sp. Grei\ et Aucf. Splioerococcus sp. Ag. 



Frons plana chartacoa snbcaulescens prolifcra et raniosa, stratis 

 fere tribus contexta; interiore filis elongatis ramosis dense 

 intertextis; exteriore cellulis rotundalis versus superliciem rai- 

 noribus constante. Fai'ell(B immersce, in alterutera pafjina 

 subprominentes simplices, gemmidia rotundata plurima, intra 

 membranam liyalinam cobibila, demum per osliolum cmittentes. 

 Splicerospora; in sporopliyllis propriis aut infra apices in soros 

 rotundatos collcctoe, stiato nematbecioso immersaj, oblongK^ 

 cruciatim divisoe. 



Frondes planse et cliartaceo-membranaceoe, stipitatoe stipite in 

 caulem plus minus ramosum sensim mutato, omnino fere enerves, 

 aut caule in costam unicara pluresve transeunte costatoe, costa eva- 

 nescente aut fero ad apicera prolonfjata, sinuoso-dicliotomoe aut 

 prolificationibus a costa vcl raargine beso pullulantibus raraosoe, 

 margino integerriiuoe aut denticulatoe. 



Stralis duobus aut fere tribus frons contexta est. Interius 

 constat lilis eIo!i<jatis articulatis et raraosis, dense intertextis, gra- 

 nulosa raateria soepe replctis; in partibus fcrlilibus fila laxiora eva- 

 dunt, longiora, raagis raraosa ct anasloraosanlia. Iloc ciiipitur cel- 

 lulis raagnis rotundatis granulosis, qure, pluribus seriebus disposita', 

 siiperficicm versus sensiin minores fiunt et ita quasi duo strala 

 cfliciunf. 



Favelloe intra stratura externura, in altcrutcra j^agina pustuli- 

 forrailer inflatum et sublioraispbocricum, deinumque ostiolo regulari 

 apertura, nidulantcs, iii plexu filorum anastoraosantiuui suspensa3, geni- 

 inidiis rainutis nuraerosis in nucleum simplicem, peridermate gela- 

 tinoso byalino cinctum, arcte conglobatis constituloe. Splioerosporoe 

 aut in folioiis propriis raarginalibus, aut infra apices frondium evo- 

 luta^, slrato nemalliecioso, soriira rotundatura formanto, immersoe. 

 Sorus supra su|)eificiom stcrilem paulispcr olevatus, filis brevissimis 

 verlicalibus constal; inler lioec lila splix-rosporre minuloc, oblongoe, 

 cruciatim divisoe, nidiilanltir. 



Forraoe, qu;e liiiic goneri adnumerantur, recentiori a3Vo pii- 

 raiim connita} videnlur. Nullam apud Turnerum raeraoralam in- 

 vcniraus; a Ginelino una (juideiu jaiu dcpiola crcditiir, quod tanien 

 niillo inodo ccrtiim. in Speciebus Afjardliii pluriiuoe descriptoBj inter 



