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Spermothamnion Turneri Continued . 



7751, few on Polyides; 7752 and 7754, few on 

 Phyllophora. Easterly portion 7755, on base 

 of Sargassum; 7759, 7760, and 7763, few, 7764, 

 many; 7770, 7772 and 7775, many on Phyllo- 

 phora; 7771, many unattached; 7774 and 7777, 

 few, 7779, few on Chondrus; 7780, 7781, and 

 7782, few. Inshore Robinsons Hole 20, many; 

 Quicks Hole 27 and 28, few, and 29, many, on 

 Phyllophora; Nashawena 30, many on Phyllo- 

 phora; Cuttyhunk 32, 33, 34, and 38, many on 

 Phyllophora and Chondrus; Sow and Pigs 35, 

 few on algae; Gay Head 44, 45, and 46, many, 

 and 47 and 49, few, on Chondrus and Phyllo- 

 phora; 50 and 51, many on Chondrus; 56, 57, and 

 58, many, and 59, few, on Chondrus and Phyl- 

 lophora; also Devils Bridge August 17, 1903, 

 hauls 3 and 4, many on Phyllophora and Plu- 

 maria; Marthas Vineyard 55, few, and 64, 65, 

 66, 67, and 68, many, on Chondrus, Phyllo- 

 phora, and Zosiera; 61 and 63, many, and 62, 

 few, on Chondrus and other algae; 69, many on 

 Phyllophora; 74, many, and 75, 76, and 77, 

 few, on larger algae; 7761, many; Vineyard 

 Haven 72, many on Phyllophora; 7762, few. 

 Drifted fragments, 7758, 13. 

 Summer, winter, undoubtedly at all seasons. 



Farlow, 1873, p. 292 (Callithamnion Turneri 

 Agardh), Vineyard Sound; P. B.-A., fas. iv, 

 no. 197, floating off Gay Head and Cuttyhunk, 

 August, 1895. (C. P. Nott.) 



Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey. [Chart 



245-] 



Common, on stones and shells, Zostera, and 

 larger algae. Dredged by the Survey in 3 to 15 

 fathoms (most plentiful in from 4 to 10 fath- 

 oms), over sandy, shelly, stony, and muddy 

 bottoms. Widely distributed inshore along 



Spyridia filamentosa Continued. 



the east side of Buzzards Bay and along Mar- 

 thas Vineyard ; scattered throughout Vineyard 

 Sound and inshore along the Elizabeth Islands. 



WoodsHole: Grassy Ledge, Juniper Point. Wee- 

 pecket (Farlow). Black Rock. Frequently 

 washed ashore at Nobska. 



Buzzards Bay: Lower portion 7656, few at base 

 of Laminaria; 7671, many; 7675, few on Zos- 

 tera. Inshore Cuttyhunk 103, 2 on Phyllo* 

 phora; Gull Island 116, few; Naushon 90, 2 on 

 Phyllophora; Uncatena 117, few; Quisset 129, 

 few; 130, many on pebbles; West Falmouth 

 132, many, and 133, few, on pebbles; North 

 Falmouth 136 and 137, many on pebbles, 138, 

 few; Hog Island Point 134, few on pebbles; 

 Cataumet Harbor 142, few; Scraggy Neck 145, 

 few; Bassetts Island 146, few; Wings Neck 

 147, few; Cromeset Neck 158, many. Drifted 

 fragments, 7636, 150, 151, 152, 153. 



Vineyard Sound: Westerly portion 7571, 7572, 

 and 7588, few; 7720, i on Chondrus; 7724, many; 

 7725, many entangled with other algae; 7726, 

 many entangled with Polysiphonia nigres- 

 cens; 7735, many. Narrow portion 7530 bis, 

 few; 7533 bis, i on stone; 7542, 7559, 7562 and 

 7741, few; 7749, one. Easterly portion 7759 

 and 7760, few; 7763, few on shells; 7763(1907), 

 few; 7776 and 7783, many. Inshore Menem- 

 sha Bight 53 and 54, many on stones; also July 

 17, 1905, haul i, few; Marthas Vineyard 52, 

 many on stones; 55, 61, 64, 68, 69, 73, and 76, 

 few on stones; 67, many on stones; Vineyard 

 Haven 7762, few. 



Summer. 



Farlow, 1873, p. 291, Woods Hole, Weepecket; 

 A. A. B. Ex., fas. iv, no. 151, Woods Hole 

 (W. G. Farlow); P. B.-A., fas. vni, no. 393, 

 Edgartown, July 17, 1897 (M. W. Jernegan). 



Order RHODOMELALES. 



Family RHODOMELACE^E. 



Chondria dasyphylla (Woodward) Agardh. 



Common, on rocks and larger algae, sometimes 

 Zostera, in shallow water below low-tide mark. 

 Dredged by the Survey in 4 to 10 fathoms, over 

 sandy and stony bottoms. Restricted chiefly 

 to the easterly portion of Vineyard Sound . 



Woods Hole: Grassy Ledge, Juniper Point, Buz- 

 zards Bay shore. Tarpaulin Cove. 



Buzzards Bay: Drifted fragment, 151. 



Vineyard Sound: Easterly portion 7755, one; 

 7774, one; 7777, 7781, and 7782, few; 7783, one. 

 Inshore Marthas Vineyard 61, i on stone; 73, 

 few on pebbles. 



Chondria dasyphylla Continued. 



Summer. 



Farlow, 1873, p. 286 (Chondria littoralis Agardh), 

 Woods Hole; Farlow, 1875, P- 359 (Chondria 

 littoralis), Woods Hole; A. A. B. Ex., fas. v, 

 no. 1 8 6, Woods Hole in part (W. G. Farlow); 

 P. B.-A., fas. in, no. 142, Buzzards Bay, Woods 

 Hole, August 7, 1894 (W. A. Setchell). 



Chondria scdifolia Harvey. 



Occasional, on stones, Zostera, and larger algae 



below low-water mark. 



Woods Hole: Little Harbor off Juniper Point. 

 Summer. 

 Farlow, 1873, p. 286 (Chondria dasyphylla var. 



sedifolia), Woods Hole. 



