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

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Polysiphonia fastigiata = Vertebrata lanosa 1 tufts growing on Ascophyllum nodosum 2 portion of a frond 3 ceramidia = cystocarps 4 branchlet with imbedded tetraspores 5 tetraspore 6 apices with antheridia 7 antheridium 8 portion of a frond, partly cut longitudinally 9 transverse section of a frond
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Title: 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
Year: 1846 (1840s)
Authors: Harvey, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1866 Harvey, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1866. History of British sea-weeds
Subjects: Marine algae
Publisher: London : Reeve Brothers
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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« mi f Ilk Ser. Rhodosperme/k. Fam. RhodomelecB. Plate CCXCIX. POLYSIPHONIA FASTIGIATA, Grev. Gen. Chae. Frond filamentous, partially or generally articulate; articula-tions longitudinally striate, composed of numerous, radiating cells ortubes, disposed round a central cavity. Fructification twofold, ondifferent individuals : 1, ovate cajisules (ceramidia) furnished with aterminal pore, and containing a tuft of pear-shaped spores; 2, tetra-spores, imbedded in swollen branclilets. Polysiphonia (Grev.),—from TToXvy, 7/ia/iy, and o-it^coi, a tube. PoLYSiPHONiA fastigiata; filaments rigid, setaceous, of equal diameterthroughout, forming globular, fastigiate tufts, many times dichoto-mous; the axils patent; articulations shorter than their diameter,multistriate, with a dark central spot; siphons from sixteen toeighteen. PoLYSiPHOXiA fastigiata, Grev. Fl. Edin. p. 308. Harv. in Hook. Br. Fl.vol. ii. p. .333. Harv. in Maclc. F. Hib. part 3. p. 209. Harv. Man. ed. 2.p. 92. TFyatt, Ahj. Ban

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