Nordhausen am Harz
10 Sept. 82.
Verehrtester Herr College!
Zunächst empfangen Sie meinen besten Dank für die Übersendung Ihrer Photographie u. die Fortsetzung Ihrer "Fragmenta phytogr. austral." dessen 11ter Band, wie alle frühern ein abermaliges Zeugniss Ihres grossen Fleisses nach allen Seiten der Wissenschaft ablegen.
Die beiden Algen, welche Sie mir in dem Briefe vom 6 Juni übersandten, habe ich erst vor Kurzem untersucht u. bestimmt. Dieser Brief u. die andern Sachen kamen gerade in den grossen Ferien hier an, welche ich sonst zu wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten benutzt habe, diesmal aber war ich auswärts bei meinen verheirateten Kindern zu Besuch u. nach den Ferien kamen sie theilweise selbst hieher zu Besuch u. da war an mikroskopische Untersuchungen nicht zu denken. Also die beiden Algen sind:
die an Mangrovewurzeln: Cladophora subsimplex Kg. Sp.Alg.411.
450. St. Vincents Golf: Cladophora crispata Kg. Sp.Alg.407.
Es scheint mir als wenn bei Ihnen in Südaustralien auch alle unsere Süsswasseralgen vorkämen. Ich habe schon verschiedene derartige durch unsern seel. Sonder bekommen u. sollten Sie noch mehr haben, oder künftig noch sammeln, so würde es mir eine wahre Freude sein, sie zu bestimmen. Vielleicht benutze ich noch einmal diese Sachen dazu einen Vergleich Ihres Süssawasseralgen mit unsern Deutschen zu bearbeiten u. in einem künftigen Osterprogramm unseres Real-Gymnasiums erscheinen zu lassen. Ich bin in diesen Sachen noch so zu Hause, dass mir die Bestimmung keine besondern Schwierigkeiten macht. Im Übrigen glaube ich auch, dass mir, trotz meiner 75 Jahre, doch noch einige Jahre zu leben vergönnt sein wird.
Indem ich nun hoffe u. wünsche, dass diese Zeilen Sie recht wohl und munter antreffen mögen, zeichne ich mit den freundlichsten Grüssen als
Ihr
ganz ergebenster
Kützing.1
| Diatomeae | ||||||
| Epithemia | Zebra. | Lake Colac. | ||||
|
" |
turgida. | Victoria | ||||
| Himantidium | pectinale. | Barwon Fl. [River] |
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| Synedra | parvula. | L. Colac. | ||||
|
" |
famelica. | ibid. | ||||
|
" |
ulna. | Victoria. Meredith. | ||||
|
" |
splendens. | Victoria. | ||||
|
" |
Acus. | ibid. | ||||
| Achnanthes | subsessilis. | Vict. | ||||
| Cymbella | gastroides. | Victoria. | ||||
| " | maculata. | ibid. | ||||
| Gomphonema | abbreviatum. | Vict. | ||||
| Navicula | gracilis. | Meredith. | ||||
|
" |
vulpina. | Vict. | ||||
|
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cuspidata. | " | ||||
|
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lanceolata. | Meredith. | ||||
|
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exilis. | " | ||||
| Amphora | ovalis. | Victoria. | ||||
| Rhabdonema | adriaticum. | Victoria. | ||||
| Desmidieae. | ||||||
| Closterium | acuminatum. | Meredith. | ||||
| - - - - - - | ||||||
| Protococcus | minor. | Vict. Watts. | ||||
| Oscillaria | brevis. | Melbourne. | ||||
|
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antliaria ß. | ibid | ||||
| Chthonoblastus | paludosus. | ibid | ||||
| Leibleinia | aeruginea. | ibid. | ||||
| Lyngbya versicolor n.sp. cespitosa, intricata, obscure aeruginea vel sordide fusca, rigidula, trichom. 1/150 – 1/120"' (c.v.) flexuosis, rigidis, aerugineis, artic. distinctis, brevissimis; vaginis pellucido-hyalinis, vel fuscis. Warrnambool. - ß coerulea, cespite atro-coerulea, trichom. coerul. vaginis hyalinis. Ibid. in Merri River. | ||||||
| Lyngbya | cincinnata. | Austr. Mr. Watts. | ||||
| Sphaerozyga | flexuosa. | ibid. | ||||
| Ulothrix | tenuis. | " | ||||
|
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tenerrima. | Meredith. | ||||
|
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oscillarina. | Ballarat. | ||||
|
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Juergensii. | |||||
|
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moniliformis. | Haddon. Vict. | ||||
|
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crenulata. | Ballarat. | ||||
| Stigeoclonium simplex n.sp. laete viride, lubricum; trichom. simplicibus parum attenuatis, articulis diam. (1/150 - 1/ ... 2) 2-3plo longioribus. Port Philipp.3 Watts. | ||||||
| Stigeoclonium | tenue. | Mr. Watts. 87. | ||||
|
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subuligerum. | Victoria. | ||||
| Gloeotila | cateniformis. | |||||
|
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pallida. | Melbourne. | ||||
| Oedogonium | tenellum. | Ballarat. | ||||
|
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vesicatum. | Swan River.4 Sewell. | ||||
|
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tumidulum. | Meredith. | ||||
|
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" ß parasitic.5 | Mr. Watts. | 84 | |||
|
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capillaceum. | " | 78 | |||
|
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capillare | " | 79 | |||
| Conferva | fugacissima. | Haddon. | ||||
|
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bombycina. | Ballarat. | ||||
| Rhizoclonium | salinum. |
" |
Watts. | 89 | ||
|
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pannosum.6 |
" |
" |
74 | ||
| Cladophora | sericea. | Lake Colac. | ||||
|
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crispata. | St. Vincent's Gulf.7 | ||||
|
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subsimplex. | An Mangrovewurzeln [in mangrove roots]. |
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|
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Teusmanni n.sp. laxa intricata, cartilaginea, rigida, ramis patentib., artic. diam. (1/20 – 1/10"') plerumq. 3plo long. (Mit Cocconeis Pediculus besetzt) [covered with Cocconeis Pediculus] Java: Teusmanns |
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| Phyllactidium | pulchellum | L. Colac. | ||||
| Mougeotia violacea n.sp. artic. maxime pellucidis, gracilib. diam. (1/200"') 2-3plo longiorib., substantia gonimica longitud. collapsa. | Ballarat. 3.4.7.8. | |||||
| Mougeotia | tenuis, | ibid. | ||||
|
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decussata. | ibid. | ||||
| Sirogonium princeps n.sp. artic. sterilib. diam. (1/30"') aequalib.vel parum longiorib. | Barwon Fluss [River] |
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| Mesocarpus | scalaris | ibid. | ||||
|
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" ß. artic. 2-3 plo long.8 | Ballarat. | ||||
| Spirogyra | gracilis. | Watts. 95 | ||||
|
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communis. | Hawksbury R.9 | ||||
|
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longata. | |||||
|
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decimina. | Watts. 72. | ||||
|
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majuscula. | " 86. | ||||
|
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subaequa. | Ballarat. | ||||
|
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lubrica. | Meredith. | ||||
|
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nitida. | Gippsland. | ||||
|
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alternata. | Lachlan R.10 | ||||
| Zygnema | subtile. | Melbourne. Barwon Fl. [River] |
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|
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tenue. | Barwon Fl. Victoria. [River] |
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|
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stellinum. | Ballarat. Meredith. | ||||
|
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" ß. breviarticulat.11 | Barwon. | ||||
|
“ |
cruciatum. | Meredith. Johnson. | ||||
| Zygogonium | ericetorum. | Haddon. Wimmera. | ||||
| " | tenue. | Hawksbury R.12 | ||||
| " | laeve. | Melb. Meredith. | ||||
| " | aequale. | Ballarat. | ||||
| " | pectinatum. | Haddon. Wimmera. | ||||
Nordhausen (Harz), 10 Sept. 82.
Most esteemed colleague,
Firstly, receive my warmest thanks for sending your photograph and the continuation of your "Fragmenta phytogr. austral.", of which the 11th volume like all the previous ones once more bears witness to your great diligence in all branches of science.
I have only recently examined and determined the two algae that you enclosed with your letter of 6 June. That letter and the other things arrived here during the long holidays that I have usually used for scientific work, but this time I was away visiting my married children, and after the holidays some of them came to visit here and microscopic examinations were out of the question.
Now, the two algae are:
the one on mangrove roots: Cladophora subsimplex Kg. Sp. alg. 411.
450. St. Vincent's Gulf: Cladophora crispata Kg. Sp. Alg. 407.
It seems to me that all our freshwater algae also occur with you in South Australia. I have already received various ones of them through our late Sonder, and if you should have more, or collect more in future, it would be pure joy to me to determine them. Maybe I shall use these things some time to work up a comparison of your freshwater algae with our German species and publish it in a future Easter programme of our High School. I am still so much at home in these things that determination does not pose any particular difficulties. In addition I believe that in spite of my 75 years a few more years of life will still be granted to me.
While I hope and wish that these lines may find you well and happy, I sign with sincerest regards as
Your very devoted
Kützing.
Achnanthes subsessilis
Amphora ovalis
Chthonoblastus paludosus
Cladophora crispata
Cladophora sericea
Cladophora subsimplex
Cladophora Teusmanni
Closterium acuminatum
Conferva bombycina
Conferva fugacissima
Cymbella gastroides
Cymbella maculata
Desmidieae
Diatomeae
Epithemia turgida
Epithemia Zebra
Gloeotila cateniformis
Gloeotila pallida
Gomphonema abbreviatum
Himantidium pectinale
Leibleinia aeruginea
Lyngbya cincinnata
Mesocarpus scalaris
Mesocarpus scalaris ß
Mougeotia decussata
Mougeotia tenuis
Mougeotia violacea
Navicula cuspidata
Navicula exilis
Navicula gracilis
Navicula lanceolata
Navicula vulpina
Oedogonium capillaceum
Oedogonium capillare
Oedogonium tenellum
Oedogonium tumidulum
Oedogonium tumidulum ß parasiticum
Oedogonium vesicatum
Oscillaria antliaria ß
Oscillaria brevis
Phyllactidium pulchellum
Protococcus minor
Rhabdonema adriaticum
Rhizoclonium pannosum
Rhizoclonium salinum
Sirogonium princeps
Sphaerozyga flexuosa
Spirogyra alternata
Spirogyra communis
Spirogyra decimina
Spirogyra gracilis
Spirogyra longata
Spirogyra lubrica
Spirogyra majuscula
Spirogyra nitida
Spirogyra subaequa
Stigeoclonium subuligerum
Stigeoclonium tenue
Synedra Acus
Synedra famelica
Synedra parvula
Synedra splendens
Synedra ulna
Ulothrix crenulata
Ulothrix Juergensii
Ulothrix moniliformis
Ulothrix oscillarina
Ulothrix tenerrima
Ulothrix tenuis
Zygnema cruciatum
Zygnema stellinum
Zygnema stellinum ß breviarticulatum
Zygnema subtile
Zygnema tenue
Zygogonium aequale
Zygogonium ericetorum
Zygogonium laeve
Zygogonium pectinatum
Zygogonium tenue
The list that follows is on a separate sheet and may not be part of the same letter. Unless otherwise indicated, the places named are in Victoria.
Paper torn.
i.e. Port Phillip, Vic.
WA?
O. tumidulum var parasiticum.
panniosum?
SA.
No variety of Mesocarpus scalaris is listed on AlgaeBase (accessed 28 August 2019).
Hawkesbury River, NSW?
NSW.
Z. stellnum var articulatum.
Hawkesbury River, NSW?
Please cite as “FVM-82-09-10,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on