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sat elongatis, chlorophyllosis, laivissimis, ramulina foliis rameis superioribus similia, sed mi- 

 nora; bractece perichcetii e basi longe vaginante patentes, canaliculate elongatae, acutae, mar- 

 ginibus planis, integerrimis, enerves, cellulis elongatis; vaginula cylindrica; seta usque ad 4 

 cm. älta et medio 0,28 mm. crassa, erecta, stricta, purpurea, lsevissirna; theca suberecta vel 

 horizontalis, ovato-cylindrica, curvata, sicca subtuberculata et sub ore constricta; peristomium 

 duplex; dentes exostomii 0,9 mm. alti et 0,uo mm. lati, lanceolati, filiforme elongati, linea 

 media serrata notati, parum trabeculati, lamellosi, superne intus spinosi, spinis breviusculis 



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crassisque, membrana conjunctis, e basi ad medium dense transversaliter striolati, superne 

 parietibus cellularum incrassatis; dentes endostomii carinati, ad lineam mediam anguste 

 perforati; operculum conicum, brevissime rostratum; cetera ignota. 



Habit at in Camerimia in saxis, truncis arl)ornm et ligno putrido, ubi ad Eknndu Etitti 

 emporium m. Angnsto a. 1890, ad Beam pagum 950 metra supra mare m. Julio a. 1891, supra Beam 

 pagum c. 1,500 metra supra mare, 1,850 metra supra mare c. fr. et 2,500 metra supra mare m. 

 Julio a. 1891, ad Bomanam pagum (J70 metra supra mare m. Julio a. 1892 legi. 



A verv varialtle species, formiug loose tufts, often covering small stones, usually quite 

 dendroid, sometimes more thinly branched and subdendroid, sometimes growiug on trees and then 

 very elongate with softer and shorter, usually simple Itranches. The latter is Th. profustmi C. 

 Muller in litt. Above the forest-line it is in every respect smaller and more densely tufted. 



