The tetrasporic fruit is produced in whorls round the joints favellae are placed on the upper sides of the branchlets just below the joints, and are accompanied by a few short involucral ramuli. This species is rather rare, but is taken in several situations on the south coast of Devon, in the Isle of Wight, and in the Channel Islands.

The fronds are tufted, and are repeatedly branched, the lower articulations being much longer than broad, the upper ones gradually shortening, giving to the terminal tufts of the plant the peculiar and distinctly beaded appearance which has suggested the specific name of corallina. 191 represents an enlarged portion of a branch of this fine species. which, in the living state, when gathered fresh from the sea, glisten like strings of glass beads of the most lovely carmine or sometimes even a brilliant crimson. British marine algae : being a popular account of the seaweeds of Great Britain, their collection and preservation. This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage. Alamy charges you a fee for access to the high resolution copy of the image.

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