III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. 117 



89. Stipular (stipulare) bearing the form of a 



stipule. 



The JOINTS of the Stirp (Articult) 



a Cylindrical (cylindrici) round, or without angles; longer than 

 they are thick, and with the extremities and middle part of 

 each joint nearly equal ; as in Corattina cylindrica, T.22,f.4. 

 Ellis.' 



Filiform (filiformis) very long and slender; thread-like; as in 

 Corallina Penicillus, T. 25. f. 4. Ellis. 



Turbinate (turbinati) inversely conical each joint attenuated 

 at the base and broad at the top; as in some of the joints of 

 Corallina granifera, T. 21. f. C. c. Ellis. 



Moniliform (moniliformes) round and short, with convex am- 

 bits resembling beads in a necklace; as in Corallina Rosa- 

 rium , T. 21. f. h. Ellis. 



Compressed (compressi} laterally flattened; as in Corallina 

 Tuna, T. 20. f. e. Ellis. Compressed joints may be round 

 (rotundi") Kidney-shaped(rewj/brwj/) Wedge-shaped (cun- 

 neiformes) &c. &c. 

 d.) Striated (striati) marked with superficial parallel lines. 



Sulcated (sulcati) marked logitudinally with deep channels ; as 

 in Isis. 



&c. &c. 



*.)Denticulate (denticulati) furnished with small tooth-shaped rt- 

 ceptachs; as in the genus Sertularia. 



Calyculate (calyculati) with cup-shaped receptacles. Ser- 

 tularia. 



/.)Conform (conformes) resembhng each other in shape. Difform 

 (dijformes) of different shapes in the same stirp. Equal 

 (aquales) of the same size. Unequal (in&quales) not cor- 

 responding in size. 



&c. &c. 



The KNOT and INTERNODE (Geniculum et Internodium.) 

 fl.)Simple (Geniculum simplex] uniting the joints merely by their 

 extremities,withoutthe internode ; as in Corallina cylindrica, 

 T. 22.f.4. Ellis. 



