Phycologia britannica, or, A History of British sea-weeds, containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands . etween glasses, for thepurpose of separating them. Professor Kutzing, who has foundedthe genus, describes no less than thirty-two species, several ofwhich, probably, may be detected in this country. Whetherour S. Warrenice be referable to any of those enumerated, Icannot say, not having had the opportunity of comparingspecimens; and being unable to determine the point from
Phycologia britannica, or, A History of British sea-weeds, containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands . etween glasses, for thepurpose of separating them. Professor Kutzing, who has foundedthe genus, describes no less than thirty-two species, several ofwhich, probably, may be detected in this country. Whetherour S. Warrenice be referable to any of those enumerated, Icannot say, not having had the opportunity of comparingspecimens; and being unable to determine the point from theauthors short descriptions, in reading over which one is temptedto believe that the thirty-two might well be reduced at least one-half. Be this as it may, the plant now figured was added toour Flora by Dr. Caspary, and has been named by him inhonour of Miss Elizabeth B. Warren, of Falmouth, a lady whoseresearches in natural history amply entitle her to this compliment. Fig. 1. Cluster of Schizosiphon Wareenij5 :—the natural size. 2. Sheathedfilaments removed and pressed asunder:—magnified. 3. Some of the same—more highly magnified. 4. Base of filament, with connecting cell :— highly magnified. /A///
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