280 KJELLMAN, THE ALG^ OF THE ARCTIC SEA. 



scattered. It has been collected with gametangia at Spitzbergen in July, at Finmarken 

 in September, at Nordlanden in August. 



Geogr. Distrib. It is nowhere common within the Polar Sea and has only a 

 restricted range. The most northerly place where it has been found is Skansbay on 

 the west coast of Spitzbergen Lat. N. 78° 31'. 



Localities: The Norwegian Polar Sea: Nordlanden at Fleinva-r; Finmarken scarce 

 at Oxfjord. 



The Greenland Sea: the west coast of Spitzbergen at Skansbay, local and scarce. 



Ectocarpus Lebelii Aresch. 

 ? f. borealis Kjellm. 

 Skand. Ect och Tilopt. p. 57. 

 Deser. Ectocarpus Lebelii (?) f. borealis Kjellm. 1. c. 



Syn. Ectocarpus Lebelii (?) f. borealis Kleen, Nordl. Alg. p. 37. 



Habitat. This species has been found only once. It grew on Scytosiphon lomen- 

 tarius and, when collected in July, was furnished with gametangia. 

 Locality: The Norwegian Polar Sea: Gjesvaer at Nordlanden. 



Ectocarpus terminalis Kuxz. 



Pbyc. gener. p. 236. 

 Descr. et Fig. Ectocarpus terminalis Kjellm. Skand. Ect. och Tilopt. p. 54 et t. 2, fig. 7. 

 Syn. Ectocarpus terminalis Kleen, Nordl. Alg. p. 37. 



Habitat. This is a literal alga, epiphytic on Cnllithamnia and Cladophora, growing 

 scattered but not seldom in rather considerable numbers, both on exposed and sheltered 

 coasts. It has been taken with gametangia on the arctic coast of Norway, in July, 

 August, and September. 



Geogr. Distrib. Known only from the Atlantic region of the Polar Sea, where 

 it is rather common and plentiful. Its northernmost point is Gjesvajr in Finmarken 

 about Lat. N. 71°. 



Localities: The Norwegian Polar Sea: Nordlanden not rare; Finmarken, rather 

 common and abundant at Gjesvfer and Oxfjord. 



Ectocarpus reptans Crouan. 

 Flor. p. 161. 

 Descr. et Fig. Ectocarpus reptans Kjellm. Skaud. Ect. och Tilopt. p. 52 et t. 2, fig. 8. 

 Syn. Ectocarpus reptans Kleen, Nordl. Alg. p. 36. 



Habitat. In this respect it agrees with the preceding species, together with which 

 it is often found growing. Taken with gametangia in July and August. 



