102 COMMON SEAWEEDS. 



Great Britain. Said to be plentiful on the coast of 

 Anglesea. 



Generic character. — A thread-like plant, dull red, 

 and often faded; the frond is tubular, and divided 

 into joints by transverse bands, placed at short inter- 

 vals, giving the stem a striped appearance ; the main 

 stem is once or twice forked, densely clothed with 

 lesser branches, and from two to ten inches high. 



Fructification. — Two kinds on distinct individuals, 

 1. External tetraspores, which are lovely little groups 

 of red spores in a transparent berry seated on the 

 ramuli. 2. Groups of stalked receptacles in the midst 

 of short ramuli called favellce, transparent net- work 

 containing crimson spores. 



This has been found at Torquay, Jersey, Southamp- 

 ton, also in Guernsey, by Mrs. "William Collings. 



NEMALEON MULTIEIDUM. 



(Name from two Greek words signifying " a thread" and " a crop 

 of threads.") 



This is not very desirable for the collector, but is 

 frequent in pools at extreme low- water mark. 



Generic character. — Erond cylindrical, elastic, solid, 

 of a dull purple, from three to ten inches long, gene- 

 rally forked near the base, and repeatedly forked 

 upward towards the tips. It feels slimy, and is very 

 gelatinous. "Whenever this is the case, take some of 

 the slimy plant home, and be sure the microscope will 

 reveal beauty instead of anything disgusting. 



Slimy fronds have usually a covering of delicate fila- 



