l06 Eii-Floridec-p, Scinaieas, Gloioplilocn. 



constricta, a stricturis prolifera, dichotomo-subfastigiata, apicibus 

 attenuatis olitusis. 



Hab. ad littora insuhe Ceylonge. — NuHura hujus speciei spe- 

 cimen mihi observare contigit. Teste J. Agardh, parum differt a 

 Sc/naia furcellata Biv. 



4. ScinaJa? salicornioides (Kuetz.) J. Ag. Sp. II, p. 423, Epicr. p. 513, 192 

 Ginnania salicornioides Kuetz. Sp. p. 716, Tab. Phyc. XVI, p. 25, 



t. 70, Corallopsis dicholonia Suhr in Bot. Zeit. 1839, p. 70, fig. 44?. 

 — Fronde chorda^formi, cylindrica (oxsiccatione angulato-alata?), 

 subreguhiriter repetite constricta, ad stricturas pulvinatini aut sub- 

 cupullformiter dilatata, a centro pulvinaris prolifera pedicellata, 

 subcornea. 



Hab. ad Portum Natalensem Africse (Kuetzing). — Frons ex- 

 siccata fere quadrialata et subspiraliter torta, substantia et colore 

 fere cornea, crassitie pennre columbinfe. longitudine 10 cm. et ultra, 

 dichotomo-fastigiata, hic illic constricta. ad stricturam in discum 

 depresso-planum aliquantulum dilatata, segmento novo subpedi- 

 cellato a disco medio pullulante. 



Species a genere excludenda. 



5. Glnnania irregularis Kuetz. Phyc. germ. p. 299. Sp. p. 715 (e 

 mari Adriatico), Tab. Phyc. XVI, p. 24, t. G9, Myelomium irregu- 

 lare Kuetz. Pliyc. gener. p. 393, pra;eunte claro J. Agardh Epicr. 

 p. 513, videtur species Nemastomatis. 



GLOIOPHLCEA J. Ag. [1871] Bidr. Florid. Syst. p. 28, Epicr. p. 509 

 (Etym. gloios gelatinosus et pliloios cortex), Scinaia3 sp. Harv. — 

 Frons cylindracea, gelatinoso-mombranacea, dicliotoma, immerse co- 

 stata, stratis fere tribus contexta; axis lilis fere inarticuhitis elon- 

 gatis simpliciusculis in columnani medullarem laxo intricatis, extra 

 hanc sparsioribus ad stratum periphoricum oblique excurrentibus, 

 fila peripherica moniliformiter articulata, dichotomo-fastigiata, muco 

 laxiori cohibita, facillime secedentia, sustinentibus. Cystocarpia in- 

 fra stratum periphoricum suspensa, nucleo globoso, filis ambientibus 

 donsissime intertextis clauso, carpostomium versus aporto, constitu- 

 ta]; fila carposporifera plurima fasciculata, a placontari pkixu nucloi 

 extrorsum radiantia, fasciciiIato-ra,mosii, submoniliformitor articu- 

 lata, intra articulos carposporas minutas rotundato-ol)ovatas evol- 

 ventia. Tetrasporangia hucusque ignota. 



Ohs. Genus Scinaioe Biv. ut videtur proximuui, habitu ita si- 



