Fungi isolated from Soil and from Excrements of Arctic animals. 7 



Samples of soils and of excrements of animals from the 

 neighbourhoods of Upernivik and of Cap York. 



Soil-sample No. 15. 



The sample was taken on the island Tasiusak, north of Upernivik. 

 August 4, 1916. 

 Penicillium sp. 



Soil-sample No. 16. 



The sample was taken at the same locality as No. 15. August 4, 1916. 

 Penicillium bijorme Thom. and Mucor circinelloides van Tiegh. 



Sample No. 17. 



Excrements of blue fox (Alopex lagopus L.); Cape York. October 

 21, 1916. 



Absidia cijlindrospora Hagem (determined by Hagem). 



Sample No. 18—19. 



Excrements of Arctic hare. {Lepus groenlandicus Rhoads.); 

 North Star Bay, October 26, 1916. 



Penicillium sp., related to P. politans Westl. 



Samples of excrements of animals from the North coast. 



Sample No. 22. 



Excrements of Arctic bear [Thalarctos maritimus Erxl.); Cape 

 Jefferson, Washington Land, April 23, 1917. 



Alternaria tenuis Ness. and Actinomyces LipmaniiW \ksm. et Curtis, 



Sample No. 26. 



Excrements of Lemming {Dicrostonyx hudsonius groenlandicus 

 Traill.); Cape Benet, June 15, 1917. 



Penicillium luteum Zuk. and Aspergillus flavus Lk. 



Sample No. 27. 



Excrements of ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris Reinhardii Brehm), 

 Cape Benet, June 15, 1917. 

 Penicillium roseum Lk. 



Sample No. 29. 



Excrements of musk-ox {Ovibos moschatus wardi Lydekker). 

 July 7, 1917. 



Penicillium sp. and Penicillium candidum Lk. 



