Identifier: phycologiaaustra02harv (find matches)
Title: Phycologia australica; or, A history of Australian sea weeds ... and a synopsis of all known Australian Algae ..
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Harvey, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1866
Subjects: Algae
Publisher: London, L. Reeve
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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acle; from Bellotia in theevolution of the branches, and the possession of lateral, brush-like ramelli. It establishes therefore a generic type almost ex-actly intermediate between Sporochnus and Bellotia, but farfrom uniting these genera, it rather strengthens the characterson which they have been respectively established. This is one of the many discoveries we owe to Mr, Clifton, ofWestern Australia, who is indefatigable in investigating the algo-logical treasures of that colony, and from whom, while this sheetis passing through the press, I have received an additional hatchof interesting Algse, among which is another new genus, whichI purpose hereafter to figure under the name Cliftonia. Mean-time the present species is gratefully and deservedly dedicatedto its discoverer. rig. 1. Encyothalia Cliftoni,—the natural size. 2. Voxixoxvo^ di receptacle,with penicillate ramuli in situ. 3. Some of the paranemata, with sporesattached:—the latter figures variously maynified. FLiLte L^IL
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VnauerLtBiQclfa, liiqo Ser. Rhodospeeme^. Fam. Rhodijmeniacea. Plate LXIII. PLOCAMIUM PREISSIANUM, Sond. Gen. Char. Frond membranaceo-cartilaginous, linear, piano-compressed,pinnately decompound; the pinnules alternately secund, in pairs or inthrees or fours; composed of two strata of cells; the inner cells ob-long, longitudinal; the outer polygonal, coloured, small. Fmctifica-tion: 1, conceptacles sessile or pedicellate, hemispherical, with a cel-lular pericarp finally opening by a pore; sporiferous filaments nume-rous, radiating in several tufts from a basal placenta; 2, tetraspores lodged in proper spore-leaves (stichidia), oblong, transversely zoned. Plocamium (Lynghi), from ifkoKaiio^, a tuft of hair. Ifrons memhranaceo-cartilaginea, linearis, plano-compressa, pitmatim compositapimiis alterne geminis ternis quaternisve, dupUci strata contexto; cellulisinterioribus majorihiis oblongis longitudinalibus, siiperficialibus coloratis mi-nutispolygonis. Fr.: 1, cystocarpia sessilia v. p

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