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Class. II. Aljjse. 



Corpora amphorganica (zoophyta) summe heteromorpha, 

 tnicroscopica, simplicissima v. in orbe ori^anico e compositis 

 maxima (Microcjstis pyrifera ad 200 orgyas quandoque ex- 

 tensa), in aqua marina v. dulci (agriohydricie), gvhda v. te- 

 pida oriunda, rarius e nive, saxis, lerra, hgno humidis, imo 

 e plantis variis^ animahbus et corpore hnmano morboso pul- 

 lulanlia, colore omnivario, viridi^ coccineo, roseo, violaceo, 

 cueruleo, luteo, fusco elc, sponte, aere v. siccalione plerum- 

 que alterabih, insignia, rarius hyaHna v. alba. 



Alga3 infimae conslant e cellula unica (vesicula micro- 

 scopica, utricuhis, ovulum permaaens), raro sohtarise, saepius 

 gregariae, in aqua praecipue stagnante v. muco matricali (gc- 

 linaj oriundae. Hae cellulee, ovuhs animahum et sporis ana- 

 logae, succo granulosoj gonidiis sparsis v, conferruminatis, a- 

 m\h'diis V. vesicuhs fihahbus plenae, vita individuah et pro- 

 pagaliva excehentes, omnivarias formas prae se ferunt, imo 

 maximae in tubulos longissimos simphces v. ramosos (Vau- 

 cheria) v, in plantas radicatas^ caulescentes et fohatas (Cau- 

 lerpa elc.) extenduntur variasquc metamorphos6s inlernas per- 

 agunl. Cehulae in seriem unicam nexu levi v, arctiori con- 

 nalae et saepius per divisionem lepetitam intra tubum geh- 

 neum (matricalem) muUiphcalaCj catenulas effingunt, hberas 

 tranquihas, oscillantes v. copulativs, vario modo coordinatas 

 et saepe gehna mucosa v. sohdiori, amorpha v. figurata cir- 

 cumdatas; cehulai vero in stratum unicum v. plura coadu- 

 natae laminas lenuissimas, monostromalicas v. crassiorcs, di- 

 polystromaticas, integras, fissas, phmas, tubulosas v. clathra- 

 las constituunt, v. denique polymorphae strata varia thalli 



-\ crassi, laxi v. sohdi, dichotomo-sectihs v. pinuati, cau- 



lescentis et fohati effigurant, qui fulcro basilari scutato, sub- 

 globoso, stupaceo, in laminam latam expanso (Alsidium caet.) 

 V. fibr.is scutulalas (pythmenes) agente, utplurimum ad- 

 fingitur. 



