Marine Plants of Nha Trang — Dawson 
415 
Fig. 26. Liagora farinosa: Habit, X 1. 
for Hong Kong, are also in accord with the 
conditions under which this plant grows in 
Nha Trang Bay. Tseng says it is a spring 
annual, disappearing by the end of May. 
Key to the Species of Liagora 
1. Branching + — dichotomous 2 
Branching monopodial L. orientalis 
2. Thalli 15-20 cm. high; antheridia densely 
capitate ..." L. farinosa 
Thalli 4-5 cm. high; antheridia not capi- 
tate 3 
3. Apices not tapered; thallus moderately 
calcified, appearing mealy. L. ceranoides 
Apices somewhat tapered; thallus rather 
heavily calcified, + — smooth 
. L. divaricata 
Liagora farinosa Lamouroux 1816: 240 (Red 
Sea); Yamada 1938: 23, pis. 8-10, text figs. 
15, 16; Dawson 1953: 43, pi. 2, figs. 9-12, 
pi. 14, fig. 1 
Figs. 25^, 26 
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION: On cotal fragments, 
Sta. 1 (11110). 
Liagora divaricata Tseng 1941: 269, figs. 
2-4 (Hainan Island); Abbott 1945: 155, 
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION: On coral fragments, 
Sta. 1 (11109); Sta. 10 (11337). 
Liagora orientalis J. Agardh 1896: 99 (Cey- 
lon); Dawson 1953: 40, pi. 17, fig. 1. 
Liagora formosana Yamada 1938: 32, pis. 
14, 15, text figs. 21, 22; Tseng 1941: 275, 
^ Fig. 21b 
