CRYPTOGAMIA ALGJE. ^89 



noides. Sp. pi. 16^6. (Billen. mufc, 33. t. 6, 

 f. ^6. et ejus varietas minor, t. 6.f. 37. CON- 

 FERVA geniculata. Ellis. Philof. "TranfaSi, 

 vol s-J'i' iZ.fig.f.F.opt. 



Gelatinous Coralline Conferva. Jnglis, 



On the Weilern coaft, in deep waters, fometimes 

 dragg'd up in fifhing-nets, or call upon the 

 fhore in ftorms. VIIT. 



The height of this is about three or four inches. 

 The fubftance tender, gelatinous, fiippery and 

 pellucid. 



The color, when frefli, a bright red or fcarlet -, 

 in decay, a pale red, fometimes ting'd with 

 green. 



The threads are regularly dichotomous and joint- 

 ed. The joints thick or knee'd at the tndsy 

 like the leg or thigh bones. 



The frudifications or flowers furround the joints 

 like ruffles, but are rarely found. 



The plant, in drying, tinges paper with a fine red 

 color, and its fucculency then vanilhes, leav- 

 ing behind only a filmy Ikin. 



polymorpha CONFERVA filamentis gcniculatis, ramis fafci- 



19^ culatis. Sp.pl. 163C. (Dillen. mufc. 32. i, 6. 



f, 35. A. B. C. Oeder. Dan. /. ^^^q. bona. 



Ellis. Philofoph. Tra'rifrM, ijot. ^J- p. 426. tab. 



18. /^. a. A. €t h.B. cpi.) 



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