46 4 GELIDIE.-E. 



ORDO A. GELIDIE/E. 



Celidiere J. Ag. Alg. Lie.hm. p. II (excl. gen.) Gelidiea? (quoad 

 paries) Kiilz. P/njc. ct Sp. Alg. Cryptonemearum Gen. J. Ag. 

 Alg. med. 



Frondes cellulis interioiibus angnstis fibrisvo dense intertexfis lon- 

 gitiu3inalibu, exteriorihus rotundatis vorticaliter seriatis cou- 

 textae. Cystocarpia intra pericarpium liemisplmei-ico elcvatum 

 \ 2 locularia, ad (dissepimentum longitudmale vel) placenlam 

 parietalem gemmidia obovata, in (ills clavato-urliculalis tor- 

 minalia subsingula fovcntia. Sphcerosporce inter Ilia corticulia 

 evolulse, crncialim di\isae. 



Frondes pnrpure.ie, in amothyslinum aut coccineum plus minus 

 vergentes, lineares, ancipitos, disticlie ct pinnatim dccoinpositso, 

 rarius in formis nanis ct cvolutione rcprossis terotiuscula} et stib- 

 (lioliotoiiKi 1 , mine omnino planoc foliacea3 et costat? (Suhria); sub- 

 stanlia firm 10 pergamento, ab Auctoribus corneaj dicta3. 



Cystocarpia fere sui generis, mine singula in alterntera pagina 

 liemisphacrico elcvata (Clinidia), mine (juasi geminata (Diclinidia) 

 et in ulra<uio pagina proniincntia. sen aliis verbis ilia unilocnlaria, 

 luoc bilocularia, loculis dissepimento fongitudinali scjiinetis. A dis- 

 sopimcnlo in bilociilaribus, (|iiod nlroquo loeulo ost quasi basis 

 plana et vices placenta 1 gerit, velut a pariete basali (frondi paral- 

 lelo) in unilgcularibus, quod codem fungitur odicio, lila ad forni- 

 catum pcricarpii tectnm extnndunlur siuipliciusculfl, cohnunas lectiini 

 snstinentcs quodammodo referenlia. tna cum bis sterilibus, lila 

 iertilia a placenta parielali (sen basali) proveniunt [tlurima, stipitalo- 

 clavata, aut breviora simpliciuscnla, aut magis clongata et ni fallor 

 ramoso-fastigiala , articulis terininalibiis clavatis gemmidia conlor- 

 inia singula foveiilibiis. Gemmidia a lilo crupla, in form am ollip- 

 soideam abire videnlur. 1'cricarpium, slralis frondis contextum, 



