124 BRITISH CHAROPHYTA, 



9. Nitella batrachosperma Braun. 



(Plate XV.) 



Chara latrachosperma Reichenbach, Iconogr. Bot. t. 794 (1830) ; 



Flor. Germ. Exc. p. 148 (1830), neque Weiss, nee Thuillier. 

 C. glomerata Reichenbach in Mossl. Handb. p. 1663 (1834) {non 



Desv.). 



C. tenuissima var. batrachosperma Rabenhoest PI. Lvisat. II, p. 166 



(1840). 



C. tenuissima vars. batrachosperma & ramidosa Ganteeer OesteiT. 

 Char. p. 10 (1847). 



Nitella tenuissima var. batrachosperma Kutzing Phvc. Germ. v. 256 

 (1845). 

 Rabenhoest Deutsch. Krypt. PI. II, p. 196 (1847). 

 N. batrachosperma Beatjn in N. Denks. Schweiz. Ges. Faturw. X, p. 10 

 (1847); in Oohn's Krypt. Fl. ScUes. p. 400 (1876) non Agardh. 

 KtJTZiNG Sp. Alg. p. 515 (1849) ; Tab. Phyc. VII, t. 35, f. 1 (1857). 

 Wallman Porsok syst. Cliarao. p. 28 (1853) ; Transl. p. 24 (1856). 

 NORDSTEDT in Bot. Notiser, 1863, p. 36. 

 Wahlstedt Mon. Sver. & Norg. Oharac. p. 20 (1875). 

 MiJLLEE in Bull. Soc. Bot. Geneve II, p. 54 (1881). 

 Beatjn & Noedstedt Pragm. Mon. Charac. p. 66, t. 6, f. 131-132 



(1882). 

 Stdow Europ. Oharac. p. 30 (1882). 

 MiGtTLADie Charaoeen, p. 184, f. 52-54, 1890; Syn. Charac. Europ. 



p. 48, f. 40-42 (1898). 

 HOLTZ Characeen in Krypt. Mark-Brandenb. p. 78 (1903). 

 Peospee Carofit Espan. p. 75, f. 12, DB (1910). 

 N. gracilis var. confervacea Beebisson PI. Normand. ed. 2 (1849). 

 JV^ tenuissima var. Brebissonii Beatjn in Brebiseon, PI. Normand. ed. 3, 



p. 383 (1859). 

 N. confervacea Beatjn Consp. Charac. Europe p. 2 (1867). 

 Beaun & NoEDSTEDT Pragm. Mon. Charac. p. 64 (1882). 

 MiGTJLA Die Characeen, p. 182, f . 60, 51 (1890) ; Syn. Charac. Europ. 



p. 47, f. 38, 39 (1898). 

 Ht in Bull. Soc. Bot. Prance, L. II, p. 94 (1905) ; IX, Mem. 26, p. 18 

 (1913). 

 N. Nordstedtiana Geoves in Joum. Bot. XXVIII, p. 66, t. 296 a-i 

 (1890). 



ExsiccATA: — Areschoug, 150; Braun, Rabenh. & Stiz., 78; Groves, 

 54; Lloyd, 402; Migula, Syd. & Wahlst., 5, 6; Nielsen, 10 (fide 

 Wahlst.) ; Nordstedt & Wahlst., 42 ; Reichenbach, 100 (in some sets). 



Monoecious. Stem extremely slender; internodes 

 from once to four times the length of the branchlets. 

 Whorls usually of 8 short somewhat spreading 

 branchlets. Branchlets of the fertile whorls twice, 

 occasionally three times, furcate ; primary rays about 

 ^-^ the entire length ; secondary rays 4-6, of which 



