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which it. ni.-iy pass tlirough sonic ahcrrant lorms, bv having 

 tlic pajiiHosc jiroccsses more from the siirfacc than the margin 

 of frond. The lower part of frond of the present species is 

 generally gradually tapering towards the root and is more 

 stem-like, while in the other it is broadly cuneate. On our 

 coasts it appears to be limited to a warmer region as it 

 lias not hitherto been found further north than the Tsugaru 

 Strait (about 41° 30' N.). 



Locality. Shimoda, Izu Prov.(!); Rnoshima, Sagami Prov. 

 (F. HiRAYAMA, No. 120); Asamushi near Aomori, Mutsu Prov. 

 (N. Takahashi). 



Distribution. North Atlantic, both American and European 

 side; American side of the Pacific, from Alaska to California. 



Phyllophoia palmettoides J. Ag. 



in Acta Ilohn. p. 88.— Id.: vSpec. Alg. II, j). ?,33.— Id.: Kpicris. 

 p. 218.— IIarv.: Phyc. Brit; PI. 310.— Dk Toni: Syll. A1-. IV. p. 230. 

 (for other rcfcrrenccs, .see: Dk Tont, I.e.). 



The occurrence of Phyllophora in the North Pacific has 

 been hitherto not fully ascertained. It is therefore interestino- 

 to report the present species from our coast, at a locality 

 very widely aparted from its home. 



The plant was found copiously on rocks below low-water 

 mark about Cape Inuboi in July, 1906. Afterwards, a similar 

 plant was sent from Mr. A. Sato for determination who has 

 collected it in Uzen Prov. on the Japan Sea side. Unfortunate- 

 1}' the specimens are all sterile. But judging from the vegetative 

 characters of frond I identify our specimens to the mentioned 

 species. The specific distinctions of Phyllophora are often 

 unsafe without seeing the fructification. The present deter- 

 mination is hence provisional. 



Locality. Cape Inuboi(!); Iragawa, Uzen Prov. (A. Sato, 

 No. 20). 



Distribution. Southern coast of England (cfr. Cotton : 

 Clare Island Survey p. 13-t); Mediterranean Sea. 



