CHAPTER X. 

 THE ALGAE. 



By 

 J. H. FAULL, Ph.D. 



THE following has been compiled mainly from 

 Professor Mackenzie's list, which unfortunately has 

 never been extended. Some few forms have been 

 added; these are marked with an asterisk. It ia 

 quite needless to say that this list records but a 

 small part of the algal flora in a district so favour- 

 ably situated as is Toronto. 



CYANOPHYCEAE The Blue-green Algae. 



Nearly all of the blue-greens mentioned have 

 been taken from Howard Lake in High Park. 



Family Chroococcaceae. 

 Chroococcus turgidus, ISTaeg. 

 Merismopedium glaucum, !N"aeg. 



Family Chamaesiphonaceae. 



Chamaesiphon incrustans, Grunow.* Abundant on 

 filaments of Cladophora, Toronto Is- 

 land. 



Family Oscillatoriaceae. 

 Oscillaria percursa, Kuetz. 

 " princeps, Vauch. 

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