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introduced by Linnaeus (1758, p. 804) in his 10th Edition, with reference? 
to Ellis (1755, p. 46, no. 1, pi. 23. fig. A), followed by citations of Bauhin, 
Eay, Plukenet, and Barrelierus. In his 12th Edition (1767, p. 1302) 
Linnieus describes the same species as Titbularia Jistulosa, with one or two 
additional citations. Pallas (1766, p. 61), in introducing Cdlalaria 
salicornia, gives all the citations of Linnseus (1758), with others, but he 
includes two species under one name. Ellis and Solander (1786, p. 26) 
describe Cellaria farciminoides, with citations of Ellis (p. 46, pi. 23) and of' 
Tuhularia fistidosa, L., 1767. It is quite clear that the three trivial names,, 
of Linnasus, Pallas (in part), and Solander, respectively, refer to one and the 
same species. 
The examination of the original works cited by Linnaeus in 1758 shows,, 
however, that his synonymy is open to a good deal of criticism. The figures. 
of Ellis refer unquestionably to a species of Cellaria as here understood. 
Bauhin and Cherler (1651, Hist. Plant, iii. p. 811) describe two forms, a 
coarser species, from the Adriatic, and a more slender " varietas," of which 
the locality is not given. The coarser species, to which Linnaeus expressly 
limits his reference (" Corallina fistulosa fragilis crassior "), shows projections 
on the internodes which suggest the produced peristomes of Tuhvxellaria, to 
which genus I have little doubt that it belonged. The slenderer species was 
probably a Cellaria. Eay (1686, Hist. Plant, i. p. 65) quotes Bauhin and 
Cherler verbatim, without giving additional information. Plukenet (1696,. 
Almagestum Botanicum, p. 118, pi. 26. fig. 2) also cites Bauhin and. 
Cherler. His figure might refer to a Cellaria, but his collection is in th& 
Sloane Herbarium at the British Museum (Natural History), and his. 
specimen, preserved in Vol. 95, Fol. 194 of that Collection, is a Coralline 
Alga. Barrelierus (1714, Plantse per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatse, 
p. 121) quotes Bauhin and Cherler and Kay. He describes and figures a 
coarser and a slenderer form, but the coarser species may be an Alga,. 
although the other is probably a Cellaria. In view of these diserepanciea 
and uncertainties it is necessary to regard the citation of Ellis, the first on 
the list, as the one to which Linnaeus' name really refers ; and this conclusion 
is confirmed by the fact that he consistently made use of Ellis' admirable 
figures in describing branching Polyzoa, many of his species being introduced 
with a citation of Ellis and of no other author. 
Ellis explicitly states that there are two species of his "Bugle Coralline," 
and he is equally definite in explaining that his figures a, A, B, and C belong 
to the " larger Bugle Coralline." D, the remaining figure on his PL 23, 
appears to belong to the same species, though this is not stated quite so 
definitely. The mere question of size indicates that Ellis' figured species is 
the one usually described as Cellaria sinuosa, and that Ellis' smaller species is 
the C. Jistulosa of Hincks and of other modern authors. 
C. sinuosa was introduced, as Farcimia sinuosa, by Hassall (1840, A.M.N.H. 
vi. p. 172, pi. 6. figs. 1, 2), who expressly states that it is larger than what 
he calls F. salicornia (Ellis' smaller species), and that it is distinguished by 
having its apertures in the upper third of the cell. This character is clearly 
