1918] MAcCAUGHEY—HAWAIIAN ALGAE : 133 
monly on sale in the native markets. Chemical analyses of the 
air dry material show about 13 per cent water, 12-19 per cent 
protein, 50 per cent fats and carbohydrates exclusive of crude 
fiber, and 10-20 per cent ash. 
ULOTHRICHIACEAE 
Ulothrix subtilis Kuetz. and U. minulata Kuetz.—These two 
species are common in rice fields, taro patches, ditches, and similar 
situations; the yellow-green, decumbent, soft, hairlike fleece is 
attached to the bottom or rocks; under dripping water it forms a 
bright green incrustation. 
CHAETOPHORACEAE 
Stigeoclonium falklandicum Kuetz.—Called limu pala-wai or 
limu li-pala-wai by the natives, and used by them for food; occurs 
in streams and pools; fairly abundant. 
S. amoenum Kuetz.—Called limu hulu-ilio; grows in brackish 
ponds and ditches near the sea; it is eaten by only a few of the 
natives; a cosmopolitan species with many varieties. 
S. tenue Kuetz.—One of the algae most common on the vertical 
cliffs of waterfalls; in these situations it frequently becomes 12-14 
inches long; like the preceding, it is a cosmopolitan species with 
many varieties. 
Draparnaldia macrocladia Nordst.—Occurs in streams and pools; 
fairly common in Manoa, Niuanu, Kalihi, etc.; endemic. 
A phanothece repens A: Br.—Occurs in taro patches, swamps, 
etc.; often epiphytic on such plants as Cladophora; also in most 
caverns, on the walls and floors, ex. Makiki Valley; a cosmopolitan 
species, occurring in Europe and New Zealand. 
Chaetosphaeridium globosum (Nordst.) Klebahn.—Widely dis- 
tributed in fresh water; thallus subglobose, of branched procumbent 
filaments. 
OEDOGONIACEAE 
Oedogonium obsoletum Wittr.—In brackish waters; also in 
Europe and North America. 
O. globosum Nordst.—In streams; recorded only from Hawaiian 
Islands. 
