138 Eu-Flori(lefe, Wranselieae, Atractophoro. 



tice eruiupentibus hirta, superne li. e. in ramcllis nuda; crescentia 

 acropeta; cellula apicalis minuta; cellulai sub hac orta3 septorum 

 verticalium ope celhilas marginales verticillatas efficientes et 

 celluhim axih?m ambientes. Organa fructificationis monoica, in ra- 

 muhs ultiuii et prenultimi ordinis ohvenientia. Cystocarpia 1-3 in 

 raniuhs ultimis sparsa, parva. Antheridia nunc in ranuilo elongato 

 sohtaria, nunc numerosa irregulariter sparsa aut approximata et 

 phxguhis efficientia. Tetrasporangia hucusque ignota. 



1. Atractophora hypnoides Crouan in Ann. Sc. Nat. voh X (1848), m 

 p. :j72, t. XI ^, Born. et Thur. Not. Algoh I, p. 50-51, Zorlang in 

 Flora 1880, H<>ft 4, p. '27, f. 12-16, Schmit/ et Hauptfl. 1. c. f. 200 C-E 

 (cystocarpia), Naccaria hypnoides J. Ag., Sp. HI, p. 712, Epicr. p. 026. 

 — Fronde erecta (uou furcatim) laterahter ramosa, ramis latera- 

 lil.us quoquoversum exeuntihus nunc singuhs uuuc oppositis nunc 

 in ramo primario verticillatis. pyramidatim decomposita, superne 

 RuV>ecorticata, verticilhs ramollorum invicem hberis eh?gautissinie 

 phmiosa, inferne fihs secus tubum primarium decurrentibus cor- 

 ticata ramellisque simpliciusculis inter verticillos a cortice eruni- 

 pcntibus liirta, rameUis molhssimis submouiUformiter articulatis, 

 verticillorum pinnatis, internodiorum simpUciuscuhs, articuUs cau- 

 Unis diamotro duplo h)ngioribus, rameUorum lequaUbus. 



Hal). in oceano Atlantico ad Uttus GalU^e (Bonxemaison, Crouan, 

 Bornet). — Frondes teretes, 4-8 cm. longse, secundaUm ramosa^, 

 inferne firmiores corticata^, superne tenuiores arUculatse monosi- 

 phonia^ sed rameUis densis, stratiim periphericum mentientibus, 

 cooperta^. Caules ramique primarii articuhs constant magnis ex- 

 trorsum subinconspicuis, utpote strato filorum a ramellis decur- 

 rcntium obtectis; fila hrec decurrentia, articulo primario muUiplo 

 tenuiora, sunt monosiphonia articulata, articulis diametro :5-4-plo 

 longioribus, cum tubo articuli primarii demum concreta. RanuUi 

 infcrne siepe articulos denudatos olTerant, diamctro subtriplo lon- 

 giores, ramellis multo crassiores; superne ramuli ramellis densis 

 fere vestiti. Ramelli crassitie filorum decurrentium, infra genicula 

 articulorum ipsius axis egredientes, oppositi aut verticillati, a basi 

 crassiore attenuati, infcrne opposiie raniosi, dein alterne pinnati, 

 apice producto obtuso nuili. Articuli ramellorum diamctro ses^iui- 

 longiorcs, cndochroma coloratuni intra tuhuni liyalinum fovcntes. 

 Cystocarpia, in inedia parto rauuilorum evoluta, imlla communi 

 mcmbranfi inclusa. nec ranuilUs stcriUl)us obtecta sed fere nuda, 



