9So CRYPTOGAMIA ALG/E. 



It varies from four inches to a fooi in length.; 



- and is of a yellow-green or olive color, di- 

 vided into many branches, and numerous 

 capillary threads, extremely fine, and without 

 joints. The fubftance is tender and Toft, but 

 not gelatinous ; by which characlers it may be 

 readily diftinguilh'd. 



4cruginofa CONFERVA filamentis ramofis mollibus digitq 

 ■ brevioribus viridiHimis. Sp. pi. 1634. (Billen. 



mufc. 23. /. 4. /. 20.) 

 Sea-green Conferva. Anglis. ■ 

 We gathered it upon the rocks on the weftern 



coaft in feveral places. 

 This is a parafitical fpecies, always adhering, fo 

 far as we have hitherto obferv'd, to other 

 CONFERVJEor FUCI. By this charader, 

 and its elegant blue green color, it may be 

 readily known. 

 The threads are feldom more than a quarter of .an 

 inch long, fo extremely fine as to be hardly 

 difcernible by the naked eye, and branch'd 

 into many other threads without order. It 

 ^ / preferves its color when dry, and (hines like 



I f' I iJlk, if it be previoufly Wafh'd with frefli wa- 

 ^ ter to free it from fea-falts. ■ 



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