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bulletin of the bureau of fisheries. 
Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot) Greville. 
Common, on stones and wharves in the spring. 
Dredged by the Survey in 2 to 19 fathoms, over 
sandy, stony, and muddy bottoms. Probably 
widely distributed in both Bay and Sound in 
the spring, but in the summer only found in 
the lower portion of Buzzards Bay and west- 
erly portion of Vineyard Sound. 
Woods Hole: Wharves and harbor walls, en- 
trance to Eel Pond, Grassy Ledge, Little 
Harbor. 
Buzzards Bay: Lower portion — 7670, few; 7673, 
one; and 7675, 1 on stone. Inshore — Sow and 
Pigs in, few; Gull Island ii5,fewon stones. 
Drifted fragments, 83, 84. 
Vineyard Sound: Inshore — Cuttyhunk 32, 1 on 
stone . 
Spring, passing out of season in early summer. 
Farlow, 1873, p. 286, Woods Hole, Government 
wharf. 
Polysiphonia variegata (Agardh) Zanardini. [Chart 
248.] 
Common, on stones, Zostera, and larger algae, fre- 
quently growing unattached over sand and 
mud . Dredged by the Survey in 3 to 6 fath- 
oms, over sandy, shelly, stony, and muddy 
bottoms. In the upper portion of Buzzards 
Bay, at inshore stations, chiefly along the east- 
erly shore. 
Woods Hole: Wharves and harbor walls, Little 
Harbor, over sand and mud in quiet water. 
Weepecket (Farlow). Black Rock. 
Buzzards Bay: Upper portion— 7632, one; In- 
shore — Naushon 91, one; Weepecket 108, few, 
Penzance 123, few; West Falmouth 133, one; 
Hog Island Point 134, many; Hog Island Har- 
bor 135, few; North Falmouth 136, few; 137, 
many; 138, one; NyesNeck 139, one; 140, one, 
141, few; Scraggy Neck 145, many; Bassetts 
Island 146, few; Wings Neck 147, few. 
Vineyard Sound: Drifted fragments, 7554 bis. 
Summer. 
Farlow, 1873, p. 287, Woods Hole, Weepecket 
Islands; P. B.-A., fas. v, no. 245a, Woods 
Hole, August 15, 1895 (W. A. Setchell). 
Polysiphonia vestita J. Agardh. 
Rare. 
Marthas Vineyard (Jernegan). 
Collins, 1896b, p. 462, Marthas Vineyard 
(M. W. Jernegan). 
Polysiphonia violacea (Roth) Greville. 
Common, on stones and larger algae below low- 
water mark. Dredged by the Survey in 1 to 13 
fathoms, over sandy and stony bottoms. A 
scattered distribution in both Bay and Sound. 
Woods Plole: Wharves and harbor walls, en- 
trance to Eel Pond, Grassy Ledge, Juniper 
Point, Gut of Canso. Black Rock. 
Buzzards Bay: Lower portion — 7664, one very 
dark in color, on stone. Inshore — Nashawena 
79, few; Pasque 82, few; West Falmouth 129 
and 130, few; North Falmouth 136, 137, few. 
Vineyard Sound: Westerly portion — 7681, 7704, 
7721, one each. Narrow portion — 7523 bis, 1 
on stone. Easterly portion — 7780, one. In- 
shore — Gay Head 50 and 51, few on rocks, 45, 
one; 48, few; Marthas Vineyard 64, few. 
Summer. 
Farlow, 1873, p. 287, Gay Head, Menemsha. 
Rhodomela Rochei Harvey. 
Common, on stones, Phyllophora and other large 
algae below low- water mark. Dredged by the 
Survey in 3 to 8 fathoms, over sandy and stony 
bottoms. Probably widely distributed in the 
spring in both Bay and Sound, but in the sum- 
mer only found at scattered stations. 
Woods Hole: Washed ashore at Nobska and at 
other points. 
Buzzards Bay: Inshore— Gull Island 115, few; 
Pasque 82, few; Naushon 89, one; Weepeckets 
105, 108, and 109, few; passage of Woods Hole 
122, few; Penzance 123, few; Quisset 128, 
many on Phyllophora; Hog Island Point 134, 
many; Hog Island Harbor 135, few; North 
Falmouth 136, few; 137, many; Nyes Neck 
141, many on Phyllophora; Mishaum Point 
167, 1 large plant. 
Vineyard Sound: Inshore— Gay Head 7731 
(1907), one. 
Spring, passing out of season in the summer. 
The plants dredged were chiefly old basal 
portions. 
Farlow, 1881, p. 169, Woods Hole; P. B.-A., fas. 
xxvi, no. 1296, Woods Hole, April 23, 1905 
(F. S. Collins). 
Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) Agardh. 
Occasional, on stones and over sand and mud, 
below low-water mark. Dredged by the Sur- 
vey in 3 to 12 fathoms, over sandy, stony, and 
muddy bottoms. Probably widely distrib- 
uted in the spring in both Bay and Sound, but 
in the summer only found at scattered stations- 
