Pl, cell. aph, 2. THALASSIOPHYTA. 55.Tupha. 355 
3. Tupha palmata. Palmate tuphe. 
Thallus palmate, with fingerlike divisions on the edge, 
and small prominent pores irregularly disposed. 
Spongia palmata, Ellis Zosph. 189. 
Sea-shore. 
Texture similar to that of t. oculata, but not so soft when 
dry ; pores more numerous, disposed over the whole surface. 
4. Tupha coalita. Coalescent tuphe. 
Thallus much branched, corky, brittle; branches irregu- 
lar, distorted, rather compressed. eee 
Spongia coalita, Gmelin Syst. Nat. 1, 3825. 
Spongia Lycopodium, Esper, 2, 269. 
Sea-shore. 
5. Tupha hispida. Hispid tuphe. 
Thallus branched; branches long, slender, round, two- ' 
forked, covered with stiff hairs. : 
Spongia hispida, Montague in Wern. Tr. 2, 81. 
Sea-shore, aah 
Thallus a foot long, or mere. 
8. furcata. Thallus with short forked tips. 
6. Tupha dichotoma. Two-forked. duphe. 
Thallus branched, upright, nearly cylindric, tomentose, 
covered with small pores. 
Spongia dichotoma, Ellis Zoophk. 181; Lin. Syst. Nat. i, 1299. 
Sea-shore. 
Thallus brown, long, two-forked, straight, tapering, be- 
coming compressed at the fork, but not so much as t. ocu- 
lata; branches longer and straighter, texture firmer and 
less woody. 
7. Tupha digitata. Finger tupie. 
. Thallus branched; branches very slender, two-forked, 
fingerlike at their tip; surface granulated. 
Spongia digitata, Montague Wern. Tr, 2, 84. 
Bottom of the sea. 
Thallus iron-brown at bottom, above pale yellow, not so 
thick as a straw, slightly compressed, tough, flexible. 
8. Tupha ramosa. Branched tuphe. 
Thallus palmated and fingered round the top. 
Spongia ramosa, Montague Wern. Tr. 2, 84, 
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