348 DESMIDE^. 



noticed by Mr. Ralfs and Mr. Jenner nearly simultaneously. 

 The processes are not present at all the angles of every cell, 

 but only at those angles which have been for the longest 

 period formed : thus, when a cell has become but recently 

 divided no processes are present on the newly formed angles 

 which result from this division. Owing to the existence of 

 the highly developed mucous sheath, the filaments are dis- 

 posed often as in the previously described species parallelly. 



Mucous sheath much broader than in G. dissiliens, but less 

 perceptible. 



53. SPH^EOZOSMA Corda, 



Char, Filaments very fragile, compressed, consisting of bipar- 

 tite cells united by means of gland-like processes, and much 

 constricted between each cell. 



This genus is distinguished from the previous genera by 

 its compressed frond, and by the glandular processes at the 

 junction of the cells. 



1. Sph^rozosma elegans Corda. 



Plate LXXXIV. Fig. 1. 



Char. Cells smooth, rather longer than broad, deeply divided 



on each side into two portions. Glands single, one in the 



centre of each margin. 

 Sphcerozosma elegans Corda, Almanac de Carlsbad, 1835, 



t. iv. f. 37. Odontella? unidentata Ehr., Infus. p. 159. 



Desmidium compressum. Annals of Nat. Hist. vol. ix. 



p. 253. Schistochilum Ralfs, unidentatum Jenner, in Fl. 



of Tunbridge Wells, p. 192. Desmidium vertebratum 



Breb. et Godey. 

 Hab. Chyan-hal Moor, near Penzance ; and Towednack 



Moor, near St. Ives : Mr. Ralfs. Rotherficld, and in 



Jack's AYood spring : Mr. Jenner. 



For the figures of this and the following species I am in- 

 debted to Mr. Jenner. 



