COORDINATING EDITOR'S COMMENTS 



Publication of the "Marine Flora and Fauna of the North- 

 eastern United States" is most timely in view of the growing 

 universal emphasis on environmental work and the urgent need 

 for more precise and complete identification of coastal 

 organisms than has been available. It is mandatory, where possi- 

 ble, that organisms be identified accurately to species. Accurate 

 scientific names unlock the great quantities of biological infor- 

 mation stored in libraries, obviate duplication of research 

 already done, and often make possible prediction of attributes 

 of organisms that have been inadequately studied. 



Louise Bush has degrees in Zoology and Entomology and was 

 teaching Invertebrate Zoology at Drew University when an NSF 

 Science Faculty Fellowship and a sabbatical leave from Drew 

 University provided her a year of study in marine biology in 

 Florida and at Woods Hole, Mass. Her interest in Turbellaria 

 began at this time and has continued with summer work at the 

 Marine Biological Laboratory and at the Cornell University of 

 New Hampshire Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, 

 Maine. Professor Emeritus of Zoology at Drew, she continues 

 her work with Turbellaria and serves as assistant curator in the 

 George M. Gray Museum at the Marine Biological Laboratory 

 in Woods Hole. 



Preparation of this manual was supported in part by a grant 

 from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Editorial 



Board of the "Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern 

 United States!' Work on the "Marine Flora and Fauna of the 

 Northeastern United States" by the Coordinating Editor is sup- 

 ported by the College of Marine Studies, University of 

 Delaware. 



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MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: 



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



BORROR, ARTHUR C. Protozoa: Ciliophora 



MOUL, EDWIN T. Higher Plants of the Marine Fringe. 



McCLOSKEY, LAWRENCE R. Pycnogonida. 



MANNING, RAYMOND B. Crustacea: Stomatopoda. 



WILLIAMS, AUSTIN B. Crustacea: Decapoda. 



POLLOCK, LELAND W. Tardigrada. 



LARSON, RONALD J. Cnidaria: Scyphozoa. 



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



COULL, BRUCE C. Copepoda: Harpacticoida. 



CUTLER, EDWARD B. Sipuncula. 



PAWSON, DAVID L. Echinodermata: Holothuroidea. 



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



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



CRESSEY, ROGER F. Crustacea: Branchiura. 



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



WATLING, LES. Crustacea: Cumacea. 



ZULLO,VICTOR A. Arthropoda: Cirripedia. 



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