CONFERVA CORALLINA. 



C. filamentis, ramofis, dichotomis, lubricis ; diffeminentis contracts, 

 articulis furi'um incraflatis, longis, fub-pyriformis ; fruftu involucro 

 polyphyllo fubtenfo. 



C. corallina, Fl. Scot. p. 988. With. IV. p. 136. Roth. Cat. Bot. III. p. 225. 

 Eng. Bot. t. 1815. 



C. corallinoides, Sp. PL p. 1636. Fl. Ang. p. 598. 



C. geniculata. Ellis i ] P ui. Tranf. LVH. p. 425 t. 18./. f. F. 



C. marina gelarnofa, corallina; inflar geniculata craflior. Dill. Hid. Mufc. 

 p. 33. t. 6. f. 36. 



Corallina confervoides gelatinofa alba, geniculis crafliufculis pellucidis. Dill, in 

 Ray. Syn. p. 34. 



On rocks and (tones in the fea. At Cockbufli, Sufi'ox, and Ynys y Moch, near 

 Bangor, Diilcr.ius. Brighton, Ellis. Anglefea, Rev. H. Davis. Wey- 

 mouth, Mr. Stackhoufe. Hartley, Northumberland, Mr. Winch. Cowcs in 

 the Ifle of Wight. 



THIS beautiful fpecies may be found on feveral parts of our coafts during the 

 fummer months, but is by no means of general growth. When not exp 

 in water it forms a gelatinous flippery mafs. The color when th lant is in 

 perfection is a bright tranfparent pink, not unmixed with fcarlet, hut wit) 

 or expofure to the fun becomes lighter, and often tinged with green. The 

 root is fibrous, and throws out many filaments, which are repeatedly divided 

 with regular dichotomies, and vary in length from three to fix inches. In pro- 

 portion to the length the filaments are thicker than in any of its congeners 

 with which I am acquainted, being about half a line in diameter. The joints, 

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