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Fam. ELACHISTACEAE. 
Gen. Myriactis, Kitz. 
M. pulvinata, Kitz. Not common. 
Fig.: Kuckuck (1929), p. 39. 
District : Pooyllvaaish. 
Zone: L.W.O.N.T. 
Occurrence: No data. 
Reproduction: Unilocular and plurilocular sporangia in Summer. 
Notes: Found growing on fronds of Halidrys in deep pools in the low 
tide zone. 
M. stellulaia, Batt. Not common. 
Fig.: Harvey I, 62. las Elachista stellulata}. 
District : Port Erin; Port St. Mary; Peel. 
Zone: Same as host. 
Occurrence: Summer annual. 
Reproduction: Unilocular and plurilocular sporangia from end of 
June to the beginning of September. 
Notes: Epiphytic on Dictyota dichotoma. 
M. Haydeni, Batt. 
Fig.: Kuckuck (1929) p. 38. 
District: Port Erin. 
Zone: Same as host. 
Occurrence: Sporadic. 
Reproduction: No data. 
Notes: An epiphyte growing on Scytosiphon lomentarius has been 
provisionally referred to this species. The plants were 
young—no sporangia were formed, hence precise identifica- 
tion was not possible. 
Gen. Elachista, Duby. 
_E. fucicola, Fries. Common. 
Fig.: Harvey I, 59. 
District: In all districts. 
Zone: Same as host. 
Occurrence: Perennial or pseudo-perennial. 
Reproduction : Unilocular sporangia at all times of the year; pluri- 
locular sporangia unknown. | 
Notes: Common everywhere on Fucus vesciculosus and Fucus serratus ; 
more plentiful in the Summer. 
E. flaccida, Aresch. Not common. 
Fig.: Harvey I, 60. 
District: Port St. Mary. 
Zone: Same as host. 
Occurrence: Annual, Spring. . 
Reproduction : Unilocular sporangia in Summer. 
Notes: Epiphytic on Halidrys siliquosa. 
