856 55.Tupha. 2. THALASSIOPHYT. Pl.cell.aph. | 
Sea-shore. 
Lhallus 5 inches long, stiff, slightly elastic. 
b. Thallus branched; branches leaflike, on the sides or tips. 
9. Tupha conica. Conical tuphe. 
Branches numerous, short, flattish, from the sides. 
Spongia Conus, Montague Wern. Trans. 2, 85. 
Sea-shore. 
Thallus when a y dark yellowish brown; fexture rather 
coarse; outside covered with short buisdles, 
10. Tupha lobata. Lobed tuphe. 
Branches ovate, clustered. 
Spongia lobata, Montague Wern. Tr. 2, 85. 
Sea-shore. 
Thallus yellowish brown, 2 inches high; branches ovate 
or oblong, from an irregular kind of stem. 
11. Tupha perlevis. ; Very-tight tuphe. - 
Thallus indeterminate; texture close; surface covered 
with blunt nipplelike prominences. 
Spongia perlavis, Montague Wern, Tr. 2, 86. 
Sea-shore. ; 
Thallus yellow, when dry light brown; texture similar 
to that of t. tomentosa, equally light, not so soft or crumbly, — 
or so pale; nipples 1-8th of an inch long. 
12. Tupha aurea. Golden tuphe. 
Thallus broad, flat, slightly divided at the tip. 
Spongia aurea, Montague Wern. Tr. 2, 86. 
Sea-shore, covering the stones at low water. 
Thallus 2 inches high, 2 or 3 broad, orange-colour, when, 
dry brown; not so much divided as Ellis's spongia pro- 
Jifera. 
13. Tupha rigida. Stiff tuphe. 
Thallus blunt, rather flat, spreading, irregular, arising 
4rom a basis, generally a short stalk. 
Spongia rigida, Montague Wern. Tr. 2, 87. 
-  Sea-shore. 
Thallus about an inch high, orange-colour, which it 
partly retains on drying if toler ably freed from the paren- 
chyme; texture as coarse as that of common sponge. 
