Mr Traill on the Alt^ce of the Firth of Forth. 



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Enteromorpha intestinalis, Common, chiefly where fresh- 

 water streams run into the sea. 

 „ ereda, . . Firth of Forth, not infrequent, 



as at Burntisland, in rock 

 pools {Greville) ; Lady's Tower, 

 Elie (G. W. T.), at about half 

 tide. 



Bangia fusca-purpureo, . Burntisland Pier (Arnott). 



MELANOSPEEME^. 



Order CnoEDARiACEiE. 

 Char daria flag elliformis, . Common, between tide marks. 



Machista fucicola, . . 

 „ flaccida, . . 



„ scutulata, . 



Zeathesia tuberiformis, . 



Mesogloia virescens, . . 



„ vermicularis, 

 Ealfsia verrucosa, . 



On Fucus serrattis and vesiculosus, 



common. 

 Frequent, chiefly on Fucus 



nodosus and vesiculosus {Gre 



ville). 

 Not uncommon on Himanthalia 



lorea, Elie (M'Bain and G. 



W. T). 

 Common at Longniddry, Kin- 



craig, etc., from half tide to 



low water. 

 Common at the Elie district, 



especially in pools midway 



between Lady's Tower and 



St Monance, at half tide, 1879 



{G. W. T). 

 Elie, but much less frequent 



than the above. 

 Common, between tide marks. 



Order DiCTYOTACEiE. 



Asioerococcus echinatus, . . Near Pettycur and Kirkcaldy 



(Greville) ; abundant in shal- 

 low pools, near high water, at 

 Chapelness, Earlsferry, usu- 

 ally parasitic on Cladophora 



