172 M. Foslie. 



tinata and Ft. elegans. In the latter case it has been found 

 on Ptilota plumosa on a depth of 2 — 5 fathoms. It has on- 

 ly been found in exposed places. 



Distribution : Probably commonly spread along the 

 whole coast and at some places rather plentiful, for inst. 

 Kjollefjord and Vardo. I have seen it at Svaerholt, Kjolle- 

 fjord, Omgang, Berlevaag, Vardo, Kiberg and Kjelmo. 



Gen. Micrococcus Cohn. 

 Beitr. z. Biol. d. Pflanz. I, p. 151. 



Micrococcus sordidus Schrot. 

 sec. Hansg. in lit. 



f. marina Hansg. 

 in lit. 



„Vegetative Zellen fast kugelig, kaum 1 fi breit, farblos, locker 

 zu-einem gallertigen, fast farblosem Lager vereinigt - . 



This plant appears on rocks in the upper part of the 

 litoral zone together with other smaller algse. 



Distribution: Found at Vardo, rather scarce. (It has 

 also been collected at Tromso). 



Gen. Sarcina Goods, 

 in Ann. and Magaz. of N. Hist. 19, p. 384. 



Sarcina litoraiis (Oerst.) Pouls. 



Mikr. Pianteorg. p. 26; Erytbroconis litoraiis Oerst. Beretn. p. 555. 

 Merismopedia litoraiis Warm. Pact. p. 351; Rabenh. Fl. Eur. Alg. 



2, p. 57. 



? f. norvegica Hansg. 

 in lit. 



„Zellen fast kugelig, vor derTbeilung elliptiscb, 0.5 bis 1 fi breit, 

 mit fast farblosem oder blass rosenroth gefarbtem Inbalte, zu rund- 

 licben oder knollenformigen, 10 bis 20 p. breiten und langen (die nicht 



