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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot) Greville. 



Common, on stones and wharves in the spring. 

 Dredged by the Survey in 2 to 19 fathoms, over 

 sandy, stony, and muddy bottoms. Probably 

 widely distributed in both Bay and Sound in 

 the spring, but in the summer only found in 

 the lower portion of Buzzards Bay and west- 

 erly portion of Vineyard Sound. 



Woods Hole: Wharves and harbor walls, en- 

 trance to Eel Pond, Grassy Ledge, Little 

 Harbor. 



Buzzards Bay: Lower portion 7670, few; 7673, 

 one; and 7675, i on stone. Inshore Sow and 

 Pigs in, few; Gull Island 115, few on stones. 

 Drifted fragments, 83, 84. 



Vineyard Sound: Inshore Cuttyhunk 32, i on 

 stone . 



Spring, passing out of season in early summer. 



Farlow, 1873, p. 286, Woods Hole, Government 

 wharf. 



Polvsiphonia -variegata (Agardh) Zanardini. [Chart 

 "248.] 



Common, on stones, Zostera, and larger algae, fre- 

 quently growing unattached over sand and 

 mud. Dredged by the Survey in 3 to 6 fath- 

 oms, over sandy, shelly, stony, and muddy 

 bottoms. In the upper portion of Buzzards 

 Bay, at inshore stations, chiefly along the east- 

 erly shore. 



Woods Hole: Wharves and harbor walls, Little 

 Harbor, over sand and mud in quiet water. 

 Weepecket (Farlow). Black Rock. 



Buzzards Bay: Upper portion 7632, one; In- 

 shore Naushon 91, one; Weepecket 108, few, 

 Penzance 123, few; West Falmouth 133, one; 

 Hog Island Point 134, many; Hog Island Har- 

 bor 135, few; North Falmouth 136, few; 137, 

 many; 138, one, Nyes Neck 139, one; 140, one, 

 141, few; Scraggy Neck 145, many; Bassetts 

 Island 146, few; Wings Neck 147, few. 



Vineyard Sound: Drifted fragments, 7554 bis. 



Summer. 



Farlow, 1873, p. 287, Woods Hole, Weepecket 

 Islands; P. B.-A., fas. V, no. 2453, Woods 

 Hole, August 15, 1895 (W. A. Setchell). 



Polysiphonia vestita J. Agardh. 



Rare. 



Marthas Vineyard (Jernegan). 

 Collins, i896b, p. 462, Marthas Vineyard 

 (M. W. Jernegan). 



Polysiphonia molacea (Roth) Greville. 



Common, on stones and larger algae below low- 

 water mark. Dredged by the Survey in i to 13 

 fathoms, over sandy and stony bottoms. A 

 scattered distribution in both Bay and Sound. 



Woods Hole: Wharves and harbor walls, en- 

 trance to Eel Pond, Grassy Ledge, Juniper 

 Point, Gut of Canso. Black Rock. 



Buzzards Bay: Lower portion 7664, one very 

 dark in color, on stone. Inshore Nashawena 

 79, few; Pasque 82, few; West Falmouth 129 

 and 130, few; North Falmouth 136, 137, few. 



Vineyard Sound: Westerly portion 7681, 7704, 

 7721, one each. Narrow portion 7523 bis, i 

 on stone. Easterly portion 7780, one. In- 

 shore Gay Head 50 and 51, few on rocks, 45, 

 one; 48, few; Marthas Vineyard 64, few. 



Summer. 



Farlow, 1873, p. 287, Gay Head, Menemsha. 



Rhodomela Rochei Harvey. 



Common, on stones, Phyllophora and other large 

 algae below low-water mark. Dredged by the 

 Survey in 3 to 8 fathoms, over sandy and stony 

 bottoms. Probably widely distributed in the 

 spring in both Bay and Sound, but in the sum- 

 mer only found at scattered stations. 



Woods Hole: Washed ashore at Nobska and at 

 other points. 



Buzzards Bay: Inshore Gull Island 115, few; 

 Pasque 82, few; Naushon 89, one; Weepeckets 

 105, 108, and 109, few; passage of Woods Hole 

 122, few; Penzance 123, few; Quisset 128, 

 many on Phyllophora; Hog Island Point 134, 

 many; Hog Island Harbor 135, few; North 

 Falmouth 136, few; 137, many; Nyes Neck 

 141, many on Phyllophora; Mishaum Point 

 167, i large plant. 



Vineyard Sound: Inshore Gay Head 7731 

 (1907), one. 



Spring, passing out of season in the summer. 

 The plants dredged were chiefly old basal 

 portions. 



Farlow, 1881, p. 169, Woods Hole; P. B.-A., fas. 

 xxvi, no. 1296, Woods Hole, April 23, 1905 

 (F. S. Collins). 



Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) Agardh. 



Occasional, on stones and over sand and mud, 

 below low-water mark. Dredged by the Sur- 

 vey in 3 to 12 fathoms, over sandy, stony, and 

 muddy bottoms. Probably widely distrib- 

 uted in the spring in both Bay and Sound, but 

 in the summer only found at scattered stations. 



