COORDINATING EDITOR'S COMMENTS 



Publication of the "Maiine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United 

 Stales" is most timely in view of the growing univeral emphasis on environ- 

 mental work and the urgent need for more precise and complete identifica- 

 tion of coastal organisms than has been available. It is mandatory, wherever 

 possible, that organisms be identified accurately to species Accurate scien- 

 tific names unlock the great quantities of biological information stored in 

 libraries, obviate duplication of research already done, and often make pos- 

 sible predlctionof attributes of organisms ihat have been inadequately stud- 

 ied. 



Ronald Taylor started his research on lichens in l%4 at Michigan State 

 University where he later received his doctoral degree. He was then, and is 

 now, on the faculty of Lansing Community College at Lansing, Mich. 



Preparation of this manual was supported in part by a grant from the 

 Environmental Protection Agency to the Edilonal Board of the "Marine 

 Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States." Work on the "Manne 

 Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United Stales" by the Coordinating 



Editor IS supported by the College of Manne Studies. University ot Dela 

 ware. 



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The manuals so far published in the NOAA Technical Report NMFS Cir- 

 cular series are listed below by author, title, circular number, and NTIS 

 accession number. 



Manne Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern Linited Slates: 



COOK. DAVID G, and RALPH O BRINKHURST Annelida: Oligochaeta 



BORROR, ARTHUR C Protozoa: Ciliophora 



MOUL, EDWIN T Higher Plants of the Manne Fnnge. 



McCLOSKEY, LAWRENCE R Pycnogonida. 



MANNING, RAYMOND B. Cru.slacea: Stomatopoda 



WILLIAMS, AUSTON B. Cr\istacea; Decapoda 



POLLOCK, LELAND W Tardigrada. 



LARSON, RONALD J. Cnidana: Scypho/oa. 



CAVALIERE, A. R. Higher Fungi: Asconiyceles, Deuteromycetes, and Basidiomycetes. 



COULL, BRUCE C. Copepoda: Harpacticoida 



CUTLER, EDWARD B Sipuncula 



PAWSON, DAVID L. Echinodermata: Holothuroidea. 



HO, JU-SHEY. Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae and Sphynidae. 



HO, JU-SHEY. Copepoda: Cyclopoids Parasitic on Fishes. 



CRESSEY, ROGER F Crustacea: Branchiura 



BOVEE, EUGENE C, and THOMAS K SAWDER Protozoa: Sarcodina: Amoebae. 



WATLING, LES. Crustacea: Cumacea 



ZULLO, VICTOR A. Arthropoda: Cin-ipedia 



CAIRNS, STEPHEN D. Cnidana: Scleraclinia. 



TODD, RUTH, and DORIS LOW. Protozoa: Sarcodina Bcnlhic Foraminifera 



BUSH, LOUISE F Turbellana: Acoela and Nemertoderniatida. 



TAYLOR, RONALD M. Lichens ( Ascomycetes) of the Intertidal Region. 



Circular 



No 



374 

 378 

 384 

 386 

 387 

 389 

 394 

 397 

 398 

 399 

 403 

 405 

 406 

 409 

 413 

 419 

 423 

 425 

 438 

 439 

 440 



NTIS NO. 



COM 73 50670 

 COM 73 50888 

 COM 74 50019 

 COM 74 .50014 

 COM 74 50487 

 COM 74 51 194 

 PB 257 987 

 PB26I 839 

 PB 268 036 

 PB 268 714 

 PB 273 062 

 PB 274 999 

 PB 280 040 

 PB281 969 

 PB 222 923 

 PB 285 538 

 PB 296 460 

 PB 297 676 

 PB 124 520 

 PB 225 053 

 PB 219 387 



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