414 Eu-Floridezes, Melanthaliez, Sarcodia. 
obsitze. Segmenta late linearia aut subeuneata, parce divisa. Tri- 
pliei strato frons contexta est: interiori cellulis filiformibus laxe 
intertextis, intra tubum hyalinum endochroma, in articulos sece- 
dens, granulosum foventibus. Stratum intermedium 4a cellulis ro- 
tundato-angulatis densius eonjunetis sat magnis, endochroma co- 
loratum, in madefacta angulatum (angulis cellularum respondente) 
foventibus, cellulis superficialidus rotundatis minoribus. Cystocar- 
pia fere omnino emersa, subsph:erica, in disco et margine prove- 
nientia. Pericarpium crassum duobus saltem stratis cellularum con- 
textum, carpostomio terminali. Placenta magna a fundo basali ele- 
"ata, evolutione strati interioris, ut videtur, orta, cellulis radianti- 
bus fere in fila conjunctis constituta, a tota superfieie vix in:se- 
quali fila carposporifera quoquoversum radiantia emittens. Fila 
carposporifera. dense stipata, fasciculato-subfastigiata, inferne eylin- 
dracea, superne clavata et invicem libera, in articulis supremis ob- 
ovatis carposporas singulas nune geminis fere eodem tempore ma- 
turescentibus forsan binas scenerantia. l'etrasporangia, qu:e in fron- 
dibus latioribus obvenire indicavit Harvey, adsunt, teste J. Agardh, 
in frondibus vix conspieue magnitudine diversis. A cellulis strati 
intermedii intumescentibus formantur, inter cellulas strati corticalis 
vix mutatas superficiem sensim attingunt, sparsa aut scdpe gemina 
adproximata sat magna zonatim divisa. 
Sarcodia Montagneana (Hook. et Harv.) J. Ae. Sp. Il, p. 623, 
Epicr. p. 431, Ahodomenia Montagneana Hook. et Harv. Alg. Nov. 
Zel. p. 544, Harv. Ner. austral. tab. XLVIII, Kuetz. Tab. Phyc. 
XIX, t. 78, Rhodophyllis Montagneana Kuetz. Sp. Alg. p. 787. — 
Fronde a stipite brevi cuneatim expansa flabellata, parce dichotoma, 
segmentis sensim angustioribus, terminalibus acuminatis. 
Hab. ad oras Nov:e. Zelandi:e (Lvann, HookEeR, BERGGREN). — 
Frons a callo radicali cuneatim expansa, 10220 em. longa, 5-4-ies 
dichotoma, segmentis 1-4 mm. latis, apicibus s:pe ruptis trunca- 
tis, a truncato. margine prolificantibus. Segmenta prolifieantia basi 
cuneato-stipitata, juniora simplicia et emarginata, adultiora fureca- 
ta. Axillaee obtusz. Color earneo-purpureus. 
Sarcodia palmata Sond. Alg. trop. Austr. p. 54. — Fronde a sti- 
pite brevi palmatim expansa, irregulariter incisa,laciniis apice emar- 
ginatis vel subdiehotomis; cystocarpiis in disco et margine nu- 
merosis. 
Hab. ad «Cap York» Australi: (DAEMEL). — Discus radicalis 
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