Sjiongiocarpece.'] phyllophoea. . 223 



1. Phyllophora eubens, GreviUe. (Plate IX. fig. 34, 

 a good figure of P. ruhens with fructification on the frond, 

 natural size ; and to the right at the base, a tubercle and a 

 leafy process, with a nemathecimii, magnified.) 



Hab. In deep water. Perennial. Winter. It is found very 

 generally on the British shores. It is not common on the 

 coast of Ayrshire about Ardrossan, but is very abundant 

 on the shores of the islands of Cumbrae, only a few miles 

 distant. It has been found very large and fine in Arran by 

 Mrs. Balfour. 



Though it is not a favourite with me for the herbarium, 

 because it is so rigid and rambling, and does not adhere 

 to paper when dried, I allow no specimen to pass without 

 strict examination, for it is a peculiar favourite of many 

 species of zoophytes, and some of them of rare kinds ; for 

 instance, Kipjiotlioa caienularia, HippotJioa divaricata, Cri- 

 sidia cornuta, Crisia chelaia, and rare Lepralice., &c. The 

 old part of the frond is a dark brownish-purple ; the young 

 proliferous part of the frond is a lively rose-red. 



2. Phyllophora BiiODiiEi, /. Agardh, 



Hab. Eocks in the sea ; rare. Perennial ? Winter and 

 spring. Lossiemouth, Mr. Brodie; mouth of Bann, Mr.. 

 Moore; Bangor, Mr. W. Thompson; Devonshire, var.. 



