ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Preparation of the "Marine Flora and Fauna of the 

 Northeastern United States" is being coordinated by 

 the following Board: 



Coordinator: Melbourne R. Carriker, Systematics- 

 Ecology Program, Marine Biological 

 Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. 



Advisers: Marie B. Abbott, Systematics-Ecology 

 Program. 



Arthur G. Humes, Boston University Ma- 

 rine Program, and Systematics-Ecology 

 Program. 



Wesley N. Tiffney, Department of Biology, 

 Boston University, and Systematics- 

 Ecology Program. 



Ruth D. Turner, Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology, Harvard University, and Syste- 

 matics-Ecology Program. 



Roland L. Wigley, National Marine Fish- 

 eries Service, Woods Hole, Mass. 



Robert T. Wilce, Department of Botany, 

 University of Massachusetts, and Syste- 

 matics-Ecologry Progrram. 



The Board established the format for the "Marine 

 Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States," 

 invites systematists to collaborate in the preparation of 

 manuals, reviews manuscripts, and advises the Scientific 

 Editor of the National Marine Fisheries Service. 



John O. Corliss, Helen T. Loeblich, Jesse C. Thompson, 

 Jr., and Eugene B. Small submitted criticisms, sugges- 

 tions, and helpful additions for construction of the key. 

 Illustrations were penciled by Arthur C. Borror and 

 were inked by Susan P. Heller. Eva S. Montiero typed 

 the manuscript. Preparation of the manual was sup- 

 ported in part by Project No. 18050 FBW, Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Administration, to Borror, and by 

 Grant GB-24,832 from the National Science Foundation 

 to the Systematics-Ecology Program. A contribution of 

 the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. 



COORDINATOR'S COMMENTS 



Publication of the "Marine Flora and Fauna of the 

 Northeastern United States" is most timely in view of 

 the growing universal emphasis on environmental work 

 and the urgent need for more precise and complete ident- 

 ification of coastal organisms than has been available. 

 It is mandatory, wherever possible, that organisms be 

 identified accurately to species. Accurate scientific names 

 unlock the great quantities of biological information 

 storec' in libraries, obviate duplication of research al- 

 ready done, and make possible prediction of attributes 

 of organisms that have been inadequately studied. 



Dr. Arthur C. Borror began his systematic investi- 

 gation of the ciliates of the east coast of the United 

 States in 1959 while pursuing graduate studies at Flor- 

 ida State University, Tallahassee. He moved to the 

 University of New Hampshire in 1961, where he has 

 continued his research on the morphology and ecology 

 of marine ciliates. 



Manuals are available for purchase from the Super- 

 intendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Of- 

 fice, Washington, D.C. 20402. The manuals so far pub- 

 lished in the series and their cost per copy are listed 

 below. 



COOK, DAVID G., and RALPH O. BRINKHURST. Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern 



United States. Annelida : Oligochaeta $0.35 



BORROR, ARTHUR C. Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. Protozoa: 



Ciliophora 0.65 



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