Oan. VII. Tribe III. 
ALG^E CONFERVOIDEiE. 
935 
* Two dotted. 
15129 Articulations twice as long as broad, Stellffi roundish, Fruit spherical 
/S Articulations thrice as long with two approxianated stellEe in the middle 
y Articulations about as long as broad 
15130 Articul. 4 times as long as broad : in fruit convolute, Sporaceous matter continuous obscure on each side 
15131 Articulations about as broad as long, Stelise transversely linear-oblong parallel, Rays obsolete 
15132 Filam. adnate, Articul. half as long again as broad, Stelise transversely obi. pectinated. Fruit spherical 
** Marked with spires. 
15133 Filam. equal curved and flexuose conjugate at angles and twice as long as broad. Spires simple 
15134 Filam. equal, Spires simple contracted in beginning, at length arcuate, Artie. 3 times as long as broad 
15)35 Artie. 4 times as long as broad : in fruit elliptical. Spires cruciate lax. Crosses about 4, Fruit elliptical 
15136 Articulations about as broad as long. Spires cruciate thin contracted, Fruit elliptical 
15137 Filaments simple slippery very line. Dissepiments obscure. Articulations shortish cylindrical 
15138 Filaments knee-jointed. Articulations six times as long as broad 
15139 Filaments purple-blue, Sporidia of the crosses of the filaments green 
15140 Spots 5-cornered 
A. Simple. 
1. Floating, arachnoid, colored. 
15141 Filaments simple creeping entangled in a brownish purple layer. Joints half as long again as broad 
15142 Filaments simple very fine adnate straight brown. Articulations four times as long as broad 
15143 Filam. simple fine mucous. Articulations about as long as broad marked in the middle with a narrow band 
2. Floating, arachnoid, mucous, green. 
15144 Filaments arachnoid simple very long in an uniform puckered layer, Artie, thrice as long as broad: when 
young dotted in the middle 
15145 Filam. arach. simp, very muc. entang. in a puckered layer, Artie, about as long as broad or f as long again 
15146 Filam. simple mucous slippery capillary, when dry traversed by a longitudinal band, Artie, as long as broad 
15147 Filaments simple fine gelatinous tapered marked by a transverse band, Artie, about as long as broad 
15148 Filaments simple very fine gelatinous equal. Articulations twice as broad as long 
15149 Filaments simple fine curled entangled smooth, Artie, half as long again as broad 
3. Capillary or setaceous. Articulations filled with globose granules, when dry alternately compressed. 
15150 Filaments simple fine, Artie. 3 times as long as broad inflated elliptical 
15151 Filaments simple fine, Artie, half as long again as broad with globular inflations at intervals 
15152 Filam. simp, capill. very long straight equal, Artie, grain-bear. 2 or 4 times as long as broad shin, when dry 
/3 Artie, half as long again as broad 
15153 Filam. simple variously bent and loosely entangled, Artie, about as long as broad. Granules scattered 
15154 Filam. simple filiform rigid crisp loosely entangled, when dry variegated, Artie, turgid dotted 
15155 Filam. simple very short and minute entangled tortuous, Artie, twice as long as broad 
15156 Filam. simple stifiish curled entangled fine, Artie. 3 times as long as broad [moniliform 
15157 Filam. simple filif rigid crisp loosely entang. when dry variegated, Artie, about as long as broad, when dry 
15158 Filam. simple thicker than a bristle adnate straight rigid erect, Artie, elliptical when dry 
15159 Filam. simple thicker than a bristle adnate rigid erect, Artie, cylindrical 3 times as long as broad 
15160 Filam. simple very fine adnate stifiish curved, Artie, about as long as broad somewhat moniliform 
15161 Filam. simple very fine adnate straight pendulous, Artie, about as long as broad moniliform 
15162 Filam. simple fine adnate mucous, Artie, as long as broad and variable. Interstices pellucid 
15163 Filam. simple very fine, Artie, rather shorter than broad, Joints pellucid 
15164 Filam. simple very fine adnate mucous straight, Artie, as long as broad. Interstices pellucid 
15165 Filaments simple straight minute. Articulations oval half as long again as broad 
15166 Filaments simple very fine adnate rigid tapered. Lower artic. shorter than broad : upper as long as broad 
4. Adnate, pencilled, fastigiate, colored. 
15167 Filaments simple rigid fastigiate, Artic. twice as long as broad 
15168 Filaments simple fascicled rigid short attenuated at each end, Artic. somewhat longer than broad 
15169 Filam. simple fine short, Artic. torose about 3 times as long as broad. Sap contained in a central globule 
B. Branched. 
15170 Filam. branched flexuose short. Branches scattered spreading blunt, Artic. half as long again as broad 
15171 Filam. branched densely tufted rigid short. Branches 1-sided, Artic. generally thickest at the end about 
3 times as long as broad 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
2291. Hydrodictyon. From water, and ^/^rwsv, a net ; water-net j so named on account of its singular 
reticulated structure. 
2292. Conferva. A syncope of the lja.tm coiiferruminare, to consolidate. Plants of this kind were formerly 
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