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that little arborescent groups are produced with twice or thrice 
. 
_ _ Prof. Moebius gives the following note :— Was only observed in 
isolated specimens. Hitherto, perhaps, only known to occur in Europe 
and North America.” 
Hab.: Burpengary; collection, November, 1892, Dr. Thos. L. Bancroft. 
KIRCHNERIELLA, Schmidle. 
- lunaris, Schmidle (= Rhaphidium convulutum (Corda), Rabh. 
var. lunaris, Kirchn.) The Rey. Francis Wolle, says GO ete 
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spherical masses contaming hundreds. The distinctions between the 
8 are i I 
Yar. lunare, Kirch., but evidently these, with numerous intermediate 
. — belong to the same species. Length of larger cells, 3 to 4 
| “meters; smaller ones about 2 diameters.” 
: Prof. Moebius says:—“‘ The dimensions and form of the cells 
} “sree with the notes of Schmidle, yet neither a gelatinous envelope 
tone variety as lwnaris n Schmidle’s work above mentioned it 1s 
pias to as Kirchneriella lunata, an a 8 J sat 
adj wnara—a misprint for lwnare—since Kirchner has applied tha 
. unara— 
tL ipteltg to the genus, and not as might be done more correctly e 
_* ‘atiety. The alga is known from Europe and North America. 
torte Burpengary ; collection, March, 1893, Dr. Thos. L. Bancroft. 
(Plate VINT., Fig. 10.) | 
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ed each with a spine. Membrane thin, thickened towards the 
: se drawn out ‘tsa spine ; plasma coarsely granular and oy 
B. vol, ae — larger chi ges phy Raenciod granules. —De Toni, Sy 
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