. Dansk botanisk arkiv. Plants; Plants -- Denmark. 246 Dansk Botanisk Arkiv, Bd, 3. Nr. 1. whether we here have to do with a special form, having had so few specimens at my disposal. As to the ramification, this is very irregular, the branches being of very variable length, some short and some long in no definite order. They are very flexuous and spreading to all sides. The branches bear short- er branchlets most of these being very short, tubercle-hke. Only specimens with te- trasporangia were found; the tetrasporangia are formed in the upper end of the tubercle- like ramuli. This species is
. Dansk botanisk arkiv. Plants; Plants -- Denmark. 246 Dansk Botanisk Arkiv, Bd, 3. Nr. 1. whether we here have to do with a special form, having had so few specimens at my disposal. As to the ramification, this is very irregular, the branches being of very variable length, some short and some long in no definite order. They are very flexuous and spreading to all sides. The branches bear short- er branchlets most of these being very short, tubercle-hke. Only specimens with te- trasporangia were found; the tetrasporangia are formed in the upper end of the tubercle- like ramuli. This species is gathered in rather open sea and in fairly deep water, from 5 to 15 fa- thoms. St. Croix: ofTFrederikssted, White Bay and near Buck Island. St. Thomas: In the sea to the West of Water Island. St. Jan: off Annaberg and near Thatchkey Island. According to J. Agardh, 1. c, the plant has already been found at St. Croix (Hb. Hoffman). Geogr. Distrib.: West Indies. 2. Laurencia papulosa (Forsk.) Grev. Greville, R. K., Algæ Bri- tannicæ, 1830, p. LII. J. Agardh, Spec. Alg., vol. II, pars III, p. 756; Epicrisis, p. 652. Kür zing, Spec. Alg., p. 855; Tab. Phycologicae, vol. XV, tab. 62. Fucus papiUosus Forsk., Flora Æ, 1775, p. 190. Fucus thyrsoides Turner, Fuci, tab. 19. Chondria papulosa Ag., Spec. Alg., p. 344; Systema, p. 203. For more synonyms compare De-Toni, Sylloge Alg., vol. IV, sectio p. 789. When growing in exposed localities this plant reaches only. Fig. 234. Laurencia Poitei (Lamour. Howe. Part of the thallus. (About 2:1). Ill,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dansk botanisk forening. Kbenhavn : Dansk botanisk forening
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