320 NATURAL HISTORY OF 



Hab. : Tenby {Bush), Filey (T. H.), Ilfracombe 

 {A. M. K). 



'^Zoopbyte dendroid, tbickly branched from the 

 base to the summitj more or less palmate, of an eartby 

 brown colour. Zooecia cylindrical, irregularly distri- 

 buted on the branches, with which they are continuous 

 below." — HincTcs. 



This species grows to a height of several inches, 

 and, in the opinion of Mr. Busk, " resembles a small 

 fucus covered with mud." 



FAMILY VII. TRITICELLID^. 



Zooecia horny, with an aperture and membranous 

 area on the ventral aspect ; home on a rigid peduncle, 

 to which they are attached hy a movable joint, deciduous. 

 — T. H. 



Genus I. Triticella, Dahjell. {Triticum,, wheat.) 



Stem repent. Zooecia with a membranous area on 

 one side (the ventral), flat or slightly depressed; more 

 or less gibbous on the other (the dorsal) ; compressed 

 laterally, attached by a movable joint to a rigid 

 peduncle. Polypide without a gizzard. — T. H. 



1. T. FLAVA, Daly ell. 

 Hab.: Scotland {Daly ell) . 



A doubtful species, not improbably a form of the 

 following one. 



2. T. KoRENii, G. 0. Sars. 

 T. flava {A.M.N.). 



Hab. : Near Oban {A. M. N.), on Crustacea. 



Grows to a height of about ^ inch. The cells are 

 transparent, elougately oval, and developed at intei'vals 

 on a creeping stem. Each cell is borne upon a peduncle 



