Myxophycefe, Chroococcacege, Gloeocapga. 37 



effiiso, gelatinoso, tenui sanguinolento vel crassiore subcrustaceo 

 aut fusco-nigrescente; cellulis mediocribus, spbajricis, 3,5-9 [x. cras- 

 sis, in faniilias 25-50 jj.. raro 140 [jl. latas, consociatis, tegumentis 

 intense sanguineis non lamellosis, mediis pallide sanguineis extrenio 

 acbromatico vel subacbromatico amplissimo, globoso vel anguloso, 

 contentu pallide a:irugineo-viridi granuloso. 



Hah. in rupibus Norvegiic, Suecise (Agardh), Angliie (Harvey, 

 Hassall, Cooke), insulae «Lilla Hessingen» rupes verticales magna 

 latitudine investiens (Agardh); prope Kufstein Tyrolis et prope 

 Traunstein Austrine superioris (Heufler), in vitrinis horti botanici 

 Vindobonensis (Kerner); ad Pragam Rohemiae (Corda, Hansgirg), 

 in Silesia (Kirchner) et passim in (xermania (Richter etc), Austria 

 ad « Kremsmiinster» (Angerer), Riesengebirge (Schroeder), in nive 

 in Lapponia Lulensi (Lagerheim, Nordstedt, Bohlin), ins. Spets- 

 bergensibus (Wittrock) Groenlandia (Borgesen). 



7. GloBocapsa Ralfsiana (Harv.) Kuetz. Tab. Phyc. I, t. 23, Sp. Alg. 83 

 p. 222, Rab. Fl. Eur. Alg. H, p. 44, Cooke Brit. Fresh. Alg. p. 209, 



t. LXXXV, f. 2, Sof^ospora Ralfsii Hassall Freshw. Alg. p. 310, 

 t. 79, f. 3, Palmella Ralfsii Harv. Manual pag. 179, Bichatia 

 Ralfsii Trev. Alg. Cocc. p. 59 (?), Gloiocapsa Ralfsii Wittr. — 

 Strato gelatinoso compacto, obscure fusco-purpureo; cellulis me- 

 diocribus, sphsericis, cum teg. 10-17 [i. crassis, tegumentis crassis- 

 simis opaco- et intense purpureis, extremis amplissimis plerumque 

 mutua pressione angulosis subachromaticis, haud raro diffluentibus, 

 familias minores e cellulis 2, 4, 6 aut 8 compositas circumvelanti- 

 bus, contentu granulato pallide gerugineo-viridi. 



Hah. in Muscis Anglice, Scotite (Harvey, Cooke, West), in 

 Parmelia saxatili Groenlandire (WullschlaegelJ ; in nive 

 insular. Spetsbergensium (Wittr.). — Obs. Sub nomine Gkeocapsce 

 (Palmellce) alpicoloi (Lyngb.) Born. in Wittr. et Nordst. Alg. Aq. 

 dulc. exsicc. n. 1540 distributae sunt Gloeocapsa Ralfsiana Harv. 

 et Gl. sanguinea Ag., intermixt;e nullo charactere inter se distin- 

 guendai nisi magnitudine. Nos tamen descriptiones antiquas damus, 

 quamvis nobis persuasum sit, differentiam in speciebus istis dignam 

 animadversione non exsistere. 



8. Gloeocapsa Shuttleworthiana Kuetz. Tab. Phyc. t. 23, f. 1, Sp. Alg. 84 

 p. 222, Cooke Brit. Fresh. Alg. p. 205, t. LXXXV, f. 3, Kirch. 

 Alg. Schles. p. 259, Rab. ¥1 Eur. Alg. H, p. 44, Hansg. Prodr. H, 



p. 148, Bichatia Shuttleworthiana Trev. Nomencl. I, p. 62, Alg. 

 Coccot. p. 60. — Strato gelatinoso, subduro, compacto, obscure 



