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parum brevioribus vel sub:equalibus. Ad « Pernambueco » Amerieze 
et forsan eadem ad oras Australie (J. AaanpnH). — Frons 2-5 em. 
longa, penn: passerin:e crassitiem :equans. 
. Bastroclonium ? zostericolum (Harv.), Lomentaria zostericola Harv, 
in Trans. Irish Acad. vol. XXII, p. 545, Syn. Phye. Austral. p. XXVI, 
n. 316, J. Ag. Epier. p. 632. — Frondium ramis a caule primario 
arcuatim reflexo tubuloso subinconspicue articulato adscendentibus 
panieulato-ramosis, ramis artieulatim constrietis decompositis sub- 
vage egredientibus, artieulis utrinque truneatis diametro sub:qua- 
libus; eystocarpiis globosis, sparsis vel aggregatis; tetrasporangiis 
in ramulis psenultimis sparsis. 
Hab. in foliis Zoster:e ad « Rottnest » et « Fremantle » Novze 
Hollandie occidentalis (HanvEY). — Frondes pusill:e, 1-2-unciales, 
ambitu ovate, caule basi inconspicue articulato, supra toruloso 
ramis ramulisque patentibus suboppositis vel verticillatis, nunc 
sparsis, obtusis. 
. Gastroclonium capense (Harv.), Lomentaria capensis (Harv.) Endl., 
Kuetz. Sp. pag. 863, Tab. Phyc. XV, t. 90, f. d-f; J. Ag. Sp. II, 
p. 794, Epier. pag. 652, Chylocladia capensis Harv. Gen. South 
Afric. Plants p. 400, Nereis Australis p. 79, t. 29. — Frondium 
ramis a surculo decumbente radicante tubuloso subinconspicue ar- 
ticulato adscendentibus sparsis articulatim constrictis, superne ver- 
ticillatim ramulosis, articulis utrinque truncatis diametro sesqui- 
duplo longioribus; tetrasporangiis in media parte ramulorum spar- 
sis; cystocarpiis sph:ericis, limbo pellucido cinctis. 
Hab. ad oras Capitis Bon: Spei (HanvEy, PaPPE, WEBER VAN 
BossE). — Frondes a surculis decumbentibus radicantibus et hic 
illie fibrosis erectiuscule, 7-10 cm. longs, simplices aut parcissime 
ramoss, basi attenuat:e, mox versus mediam partem inflat» et 
artieulatim constrictz, a medio circiter ramulis subregulariter ver- 
tieillatis, eximie patentibus obsitze. Ramuli basi attenuati, apice 
attenuato obtusi, fere semper simplices, 4-8 articulis constantes. 
Articuli in surculis decumbentibus et caulium parte infimà minus 
conspicui, superne genieulis contractis perspicui, medio inflati, dia- 
metro sesqui-duplo longiores. Cystocarpia precipue in ramulis ob- 
venientia, plurima sxpe aggregata, fere sphaerica, carposporas ad 
placentam basalem foventia. Tetrasporangia in media aut superiore 
parte ramulorum aggregata. Color atro-purpureus iridescens. Sub- 
stantia gelatinosa, firma. 
Gastroclonium kaliforme (G. et WW.) Ardiss. Florid. ital. IT, 2 
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