IODINE IN MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 39b 



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(4) Phylum Molluscoida class Polyzoa, family Cellularina, species Bugula flahellata. 

 The specimens examined were obtained on a plant of Laminaria bullata 

 dredged in Departure Bay. They were washed free from adhesive material (exam- 

 ination under the microscope revealing the presence of only a few foreign forms) 

 and were preserved in absolute alcohol. 



Species 



Amount Iodine found Percent Average 

 taken Iodine 



Bugula flabellata 



. 2500 g. . 000039 g. . 016% 



0.1000 0.000017 0.017 0.016% 



(5) Phylum Echinodermata 

 i. Class Echinoidea 



ii. Class Holothuroidea 



A specimen of Stichopus californensis (dredged up north of Hammond Bay) 

 was examined, I am not satisfied with the results, but they indicate that if iodine 

 is present, it is present in relatively very small quantity. 



