358 



noted by Lyngbye 1. c. p. 14 , who writes: — >Ad insulas Færoenses 

 copiose.« 



PHYLLOPHORA (Grev.) J. G. Ag. 



16. Ph. Brodiæi (Turn.) ,1. Ag. Kjellm., N. I., p. 209 (163); Rosenv., 

 Gronl. Havalg., p. 821. 



The typical form is most commonly met with along the Færoese 

 coasts; but sometimes the specimens more or less approach to the 

 subspecies interrupta (Grev.) Rosenv., without, however, being quite 

 identical with it. 



This is a sublittoral species and prefers growing on stony 

 bottoms where it occurs dispersed, but rarely in large quantities. 

 It is met with both in exposed and sheltered iocalities, but most 

 commonly in the latter. The Færoese specimens which I have 

 seen were sterile, but often infested by Actinococcus subrutaneus. 

 Specimens bearing young shoots occurred in November and December. 



Found in the following Iocalities: — Videro: (H. J.); Bord 6: Klaks- 

 vig !); Ost.: Fugleijord !); Str. : Vestmanhavn (!), Gliversnæs(!), Kvivig (!); 

 Syd.: Tværaa (Ostenfeld), Lobra (!), Vaagfjord (H. J.). 



Ph. ru ben s (Good. & Wood.) .1. Ag. Simmons (1. c. p. 266) 

 reports having found this species near Klaksvig, but as I had several 

 times had an opportunity of dredging this locality and had only 

 succeeded in tinding Phyllophora Brodiæi I naturally had serious 

 doubts as to the correctness of Simmons find, and his original 

 specimens kindly lent to me from the collections belonging to the 

 University of Lund also proved to be small specimens of Phyllo- 

 phora Brodiæi. Phyllophora rutens must consequently be omitted 

 from the list of the marine algæ of the Færoes, as it has not hi- 

 therto been found there. 



17. Ph. membranifolia (G. et W.) .1. Ag. Kjellm., N. I., p. 210 (165); 

 Darbishire, Die Phyllophora Arten d. westl. Ostsee deutsch. Antheils. 



This species must presumably be very rare in the Færoes as 

 only a single, small specimen occurred in the gatherings. It has 

 narrow leaves and resembles most closely a Baltic-specimen (cfr. 

 Darbishire, 1. c. p. 5). 



Syd.: Tværaa, gathered by Ostenfeld in a plaiee net. 



Simmons (1. c. p. 206) mentions having found this species near 

 Klaksvig; but his original specimens which l)r. Nordstedt kindly lent 

 nu- Ironi the collections belonging to the University of Lund proved to 

 be very small specimens of Rhodymenia palmata. 



