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 . ry difficult at all times to determine to whatparticular book species individuals should be referred. Though having all the softness of texture and brilliant greencolouring of the Conferva, the Bryopsides must be regarded asholding a still lower rank in the Vegetable Kingdom, and ap-proaching very nearly to those organisms that seem uncertainunder winch banner to arrange th
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 . ry difficult at all times to determine to whatparticular book species individuals should be referred. Though having all the softness of texture and brilliant greencolouring of the Conferva, the Bryopsides must be regarded asholding a still lower rank in the Vegetable Kingdom, and ap-proaching very nearly to those organisms that seem uncertainunder winch banner to arrange themselves, whether Animal orVegetable. Viewed by itself indeed Bryopsis plumosa appears asperfect a vegetable as any, but taken in connection with neigh-bouring nearly allied structures Dasycladus, Caulerpa, Polyphysa,Halimeda, Sir uvea, &c, it is found to approach much more closelyto the confines than would at first sight be supposed. The first notice we find taken of tliis elegant plant is by Hudsonin whose Flora Anglica it appears under the specific name bywhich it is most generally known. Fig. 1. Bryopsis plumosa :—natural size. 2. Branch. 3. Apex of Section of branch and ramulus :—all Ser. Fam. Sipionea. Plate HYPNOIDES, Lamour. Gen. Char. Frond membranaceous, filiform, tubular, cylindrical, glistening,branched; the branches imbricated or distichous and pinnated, filledwith a fine green, minutely granuliferous fluid. Bryopsis {Lamour.),—from /3puov, a moss, and ttyir, an appearance. Bryopsis Injpnoules; frond slender, very much branched; branches long,repeatedly compound, densely clothed with capillary, elongate ramuliramellose towards their tips; ultimate ramelli irregularly inserted,erect. Bryopsis hypnoides, Lamour. Journ. Lot. 1809. p. 135. t. 1. f. 2. Brit. p. 188. Hook. Br. Fl. vol. ii. p. 318. Wyatt, Alg. 81. Earv. Man. p. 1-16. Harv. in Mack. Fl. Hib. part 3. p. 233. Bryopsis Arbuscula, Ag.
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