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PLANTA CELLULOSH APHYLLEX. 277 
Subseries I. A. PLanrm CELLULOSE APHYLLER. 
Fungi and Alge, Linneus. Gyneecie, Stokes. Anandre, 
Link. 
Planis similar in all their parts, formed into an universal 
receptacle, éhallus, or several partial receptacles, thece either 
loose, or fastened to the place of growth by peltate or 
fibrous holdfasts; absorbing their nutriment by their whole 
surface. Propagation by budlike spores, which are gene- 
rally enclosed in sporidia, and these sporidia mpee in or 
upon the receptacles. ; 
FAMILIES. 
1. Aquatic or marine: thallus filamentous, or membra- 
naceous, often green. Algze. 
Thallus tubular; plants aquatic, greenish ; 
sporidia in the oe ee “HYDROPHYTA. i. 
Thallus fibrous, or netted; plants marine; 
sporidia in thecee or in the thallus 
THALASSIOPHYT. 
2. Terrestrial or parasitical : thallus crustaceous, or leather- 
like, green when wet, and grazed; sporidia enclosed in 
apothecia of various construction. Lichenes. 
Thallus corklike or fleshy ; 
apothecia dissimilar, covered SARCOTHALAMEX, 3. 
Thallus crustaceous or leatherlike; 
apothecia dissimilar, covered .. IDIOTHALAMEA, 4, 
Thallus crustaceous or leatherlike; 
apothecia dissimilar, naked . CGENO THALAMEZ. 5. 
Thallus ieeilicalike or cartilaginous ; 
apothecia similar .......0.- HOMOTHALAME/K, 6. 
3. Terrestrial or parasitical: thallus threadlike or fieshy, 
not green, sometimes wanting. Fungi. : 
Thallus 0; sporidia free, naked, or in 
a Biuaple theGa or. 3 er suet c 3 PROTOMYCE. 7. 
Thallus threadlike, sometimes jointed ; 
sporidia attached, naked ...... NEMATOMYCEX. 8. 
Thallus 0; sporidia scattered in 
a bladder-like theca ......... GASTEROMYCEZ:. 9. 
