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Acknowledgments

To all those people who have helped in the preparation of this work the writer expresses her sincere thanks. In particular she is deeply indebted to her husband, Mr. R. M. Cassie, for valuable assistance throughout the compilation, to Professor V. J. Chapman, under whose direction the survey was carried out, and to the Research Grants Committee of the University of New Zealand for their generous financial grant.

The assistance of the following is also gratefully acknowledged: Miss S. D. Baker, Dr. M. A. F. Barnett (Director of Meteorological Services), Dr. R. N. Brothers, Mr. J. A. Carnahan, Dr. R. C. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cooper, Mr. A. B. Cribb, Miss R. F. De Berg, Mr. R. K. Dell, Mr. K. J. Dellow, Dr. P. Dohrn, Captain A Duthie, Mme. G. Feldmann, Mrs. D. Freed, Mr. A. S. Fuller, Mr. E. W. Gilliver, Mr. R. Haxell, Mr. D. F. Hobbs, the late Mr. W. M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kiernan, Mr. G. A. Knox, Mr. A. Lee, Mr. V. W. Lindauer, Mr. R. Lloyd, Miss M. Lokes, Dr. L. H. Millener, Miss L. B. Moore, Professor L. Newton, Mr. L. Oldham, Professor G. F. Papenfuss, Mr. and Mrs. C. Parkin, Dr. E. G. Pringsheim, Mr. G. F. Russell, Misses I. and J. Shakespeare, Mr. W. C. Smith (Secretary of Marine), Mr. P. A. S. Stein, Professor T. A. Stephenson, Mrs. P. A. Williamson, Dr. H. B. S. Womersley, and finally the members of A.u.c. Field Club who helped the writer so enthusiastically during 1949 and 1950.

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Appendix I. Species d = dominant; a = abundant; f = frequent; o = occasional; r = rare; l = local; x = drift only; † = confined to pools.
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I. Algae Cyanophyta. Glorocapsa alpicola (Lyng.) Born. T
Aphanocapsa marina Hansg. o
Dermocarpa prasina (Ref.) Born. et Thur. l l r l o l O
Entophysalis deusta (Menegh.) Dr. & Daily a ld a f f ld f a o f
E. conferta (Kuetz.) Dr. & Daily r
Oscillatoria nigroviridis Thwaites o la o ld l o o
O. laetevirens Crouan r
Phormidium corium (Ag.) Gom. ld
P. ambiguum Gom. ld
Lyngbya maiuscula (Dill.) Harv. +la o o o +la lf f ld
L. confervoides C. Ag. o +l +o +lf o +a o o
L. semiplena (C. Ag.) J. Ag. f ld +l l
Symploca laete-viridis Gom. ld o a
Microcoleus acutissimus Gard. o o
M. tenerrimus Gom. O
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Nostoc commune Vaucher o l
Hydrocoleus lyngbyaceus o
Nodularia harveyana (Thur.) Thur. o la o o
Anobaena variabilis Kuetz. o
Calothrix scopulorum (Web. & Mohr) C.Ag. f d l d d r
C. crustacea Thur. ld o l
C. pilosa Harv. l
C. parietina (Naeg.) Thur. o
Rivularia custralis Harv. ld ld lf
R. Polytis (Ag.) Born. Et Flah. ld la o
Brachytrichia quoyl (Ag.) Born. Et Flah. a
Isactis plana (Harv.) Thur. f a f a a o o o a f o r
Asterocystis ornate (Ag.) Hamel l
Chlorophyta Ulothrix flacca (Dill.) Thur. r r
Monostroma lindaueri Chapman l
M. crepidinum Farlow l
M. parvum Chapman lf o r r l
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Letterstedtia petiolata J. Ag. ld ld
Ulva lactuca L. l a f a a a a a f
Ulva latissina L. ld ld
Enteromorpha flexuosa l
Enteromorpha intestinalis (L.) Grev. Ld ld l
E. compressa (L.) Grev. f. brevis Chapman l l
E. compressa (L.) Grev. var. australiensis Chap. ld ld
E. compressa (L.) Grev. f. subsimplex J. Ag. ld ld la ld o o?
E. prolifera (Muell.) J. Ag. var. flexuosa Wulff. la
E. bulbosa (Suhr.) J. Ag. o ld la ld
E. nana (Som.) Bliding d ld
E. nana var. minima Blid. ecad fastigiata Chap. o
E. nana var. marginata (J. Ag.) Chap. o
E. clathrata (Roth.) Ag. var. plumosa Kuetz. o
E. procera Ahin. f. minuta Chap. ld a d l la o f a f
E. procera Ahin. f. novae zelandiae Chap. d f a a la la lf l f f
E. procera f. eramosa (Schiff.) Chap. Ms. ld
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Prasiola crispa Men. o
P. stipilata Suhr.? d
Sporocladosis novae zelandiae Chap. f r l
Protoderma marina Reinke r
Chaetomorpha melargonum (W. and M.) Kuetz. r
C. aerea (Dill.) Kuetz. f o l o f o o
C. aurea Chap. o
C. linum (Muell.) Kuetz. o o
C. capillaris (Kuetz.) Börg. la
C. litorea Cooke l
Rhizoclonium riparium (Roth.) Harv. ld l o f o la f l d
R. elongatum Chap. r
R. implexum (Dill.) Kuetz. l ld l o o f r l
R. hookeri Kuetz. o o f f f o f
R. tortuosum (Dill.) Kuetz. r r o
Hormiscia penicilliformis (Roth.) Fries. r
Cladophora crinalis Harv. l r ld l d l r
C. colensoi Harv. r r
Cladophoropsis herpestica (Mont.) Kuetz. o o o f l o o o a
Wittrockiella salina Chap. ld ld o l l
Microdictyon mutabile Delow f o o ld f o o a o o ld
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Vaucheria synandra Woron. r
Derbesia novae zelandiae Chap. r r o a a r
Bryopsis plumosa (Huds.) Ag. o ?r o r o r
B. corticulans Gard. var. novae zelandiae Chap. l o l
Caulerpa hypnoides (R. Br.) Ag. x x
C. sedoides (R. Br.) Ag. f. novae zelandiae Chap. ld la la l o
Codium adhaerens Ag. var. convolutum Dell. o f a f a f f a a f d d ld r o ld o a o f f ld
C. cranwelliae Setch. ld
C. gracile (Schmidt) Dell. x
Phaeophyta Pylaiella novae zelandiae (Grun.) Setch. o a f a ld a f la f ld ld f o x
Ectocarpus duchassaing-ianus Grunow? r o
Ectocarpus sp. f a o f a
E. indicus Sonder f la la o r o l
E. confervoides (Roth.) Le Jolis l
Herponema maculaeformis (J.Ag.) Laing l
Hapalospongidion saxigenum Lindauer. o l d d o o o
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S. tribuloides Men. r r
Halopteris brachycarpa Sauv. (?) x
Halopteris spicigera (Aresch.) Moore x o ld f
Hulopteris hordacca (Harv.) Sauv. x
Cutleria multifida (Smith) Grev. x
Dictyota dichotoma (Huds.) Lmx. l r
D. dichotoma var. intricata (Ag.) Grev. o lf r o o
Dictyota ocellata J. Ag. o o r o l
Glossophora [ unclear: ] la f o f o ld ld f d d f f
Spatoglossum chapmanii Lindauer ld ld f
[ unclear: ] subarticulata (Lmx.) Papenf. o o l r o o o o f
Raljsia [ unclear: ] (Aresch.) J. Ag. d ld a a d f f a d d d d d d d
Elachista australis J. Ag. la la
Leathesia difformis (L.) Aresch. f a a f f a a a f o lf
Myrioglora lindaurii Kylin. O ld ld
Tinocladia novae-zelandiae Kylin. o r
Splachnidium rugosum (L) Grev. l la f r o o f f o f f o r
Sporochnus stylosus H. et H. x
Perithaha capillaris J. Ag. x
Carpomitra costata (Stackh.) Batt. x
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Ilea fascid (Muell.) Fries o 1 la o o
Scytosiphon lomentana (Lyngh.) J. Ag. ld lf ld 0 o
Colpomenia sinnosa (Roth.) Derb et Sol. f a a f a f o a f f o o
Scytothamnus [ unclear: ] H. et H. f ld o o f f f o r ld ld o o
Lessonia variegata J. Ag. d x d
Echlonia radiata (C. Ag.) J. Ag. d d d d ld d d d d d ld d d ld ld ld ld ld ld
E. radiata var. richardiana J. Ag. f a d x ld d
Xiphophora chondrophylla (R. Br.) Mont. var. minus J. Ag. d f d a d d ld d d d d d d ld d
Landsburgia quercifolia H. et H. x
Cystophora retroflexa (Labill.) J. Ag. o o
C. torulosa (R. Br.) Dec'ne f ld ld a a o d f a ld d f o ld
Sargassum sinclarii H. et H. o f f f o o o ld
S. undulatum J. Ag. f f
S. spinuligerum Sond. a ld f
Corpophyllum elongatum (Dickre) A. & E. S. Gepp. d ld d ld
C. flexuosum (Esper.) Grev. f ld ld a ld ld f f
C. maschalocarpum (Turn.) Grev. d d d d d d d d d d d d d ld d d d d d d d f ld d d d d d d
C. plumosum (A. Rich.) J. Ag. f d d la d ld a ld d ld f d d ld ld f ld
C. plumosum var. capillifolium A. Rich. f f f f f f
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Hormosira banksii (Turn.) Dec'ne d d ld d f ld ld
H. banksu var. sieberi Harv. d ld d d a ld ld lf ld ld d ld ld a lf
[ unclear: ] anomala Bail. et Harv. a a lf
[ unclear: ] antarctica (Cham.) Hariot ld
Note: Nemacystus novae-zelandiae Kylin, collected by L. M. Cranwell at Squadron Bay Reef, Waiheke, in 1933, was not found in this survey.
Phodophyta
Comotrichum elegans (Chauv.) Zan. r r
Erythrotrichia hunterae Gard. r r l r
Bangia fusco-purpurea (Dillw.) Lyngb. la lf o
B. vermicularis Harv. ld
[ unclear: ] columbina Mont. f o f o f l
P. umbilicalis (L.) J. Ag. var. [ unclear: ] zelandiae ld o l o
P. subtumens J. Ag. ?r
Acrochuetium sp. lf
Rhodochorton Rothi (Turt.) Naegeli? ld
Asparaqopsis armata Harv. l o f
Falhenbergia infolanosa r
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Nemalion sp. l
Liagora harveyana? Zeh. f ld lf o l
Helminthocladia australis Harv. ld ld
Chaetangium corneum J. Ag.? a d
[ unclear: ] scinuroides J. Ag. x o
Caulacanthus spinellus (H. et H.) Kuetz. a f ld a a d ld d d f a ld a f
Gelidium caulacanthcum J. Ag. f a ld ld f f ld d o f f ld f d lf ld
G. pusillum le Jol. Ld o o d ld ld f la o la f f f ld d lf a f ld
G. corneum (Huds.) Lmx.
G. crinale (Turn.) Lmx. l ld
Pterocladia lucida (R. Br.) J. Ag. o l f f lf f f ld d
P. lucida var. sublittoralis ld
P. capillacea (Gmel.) Born. o o ld f ld ld o f o o f f
Aeodes nitidissima J. Ag. f
Cryptonemia latissima J. Ag. x
Pachymenia himantophora J. Ag. d
Grateloupia polymopha (H. et H.) Lg. r
Callophyllis decumbens J. Ag. o
Rhizopogonia asperata (H. et H.) Kylin. r l r r r
Cruoria sp. l
Hildenbrandtia crouanii J. Ag. ld o ld la o la ?o
Peyssonelia rubra (Grev.) J. Ag. f ?o f ?o ?f ?f
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P. harveyana? f
Lithothamnion spp. +ld a ld la ld d d d ld d ld
Lithophyllum spp. +ld f ld la d d d o ld d ld
Melobesia spp. d a d d d a d ld d d d d d a d d ld
Cheilosporium elegans H. et H. Aresch. lf
C. corymbosum? r l +l +o
Corallina officinalis L. d D d d d d ld d d d d f d d f ld d ld d d l l d d ld d ld
C. cuvieri Lmx. o
Jania rubens? (L.) Lmx. o o f f f
J. micrarthrodia Lmx. o o
Apophloea [ unclear: ] Harv. ld ld ld d d ld ld f f d d d
Nemastoma oligarthra (J. Ag.) Kylln. a o d d o lf
N. feredayi H. et H. +l?
Schizymenia novae zelandiae J. Ag. o l o a +o +l o o
Catenella nipae Zan. d ld
C. fusiformis (J. Ag.) Skottsberg. r r
Craspedocarpus erosus (Harv.) Schmitz. r
Hypnea musciformis (Wulf.) Lmx. x
Plocamium abnorme (Harv.) f lf
P. angustum J. Ag. o x f f x
Phacelocarpus labillardieri (Mert.) J. Ag. r o o f o s f x
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Sarcodia montagneana J. Ag. ld
Curdiaea engelhartii (J. Ag.)
C. crateriformis (J. Ag.) Kylin. x
Cracilaria secundata Harv. f. pseudo-flagellifera Val. May o la ld
Melanthalia abscissa (Turn.) H. et H. l o f o f f f +o
Tylotus proliferus (Harv.) Kylin. r r x
Gymnogongrus nodiferus (H. et H.) J. Ag. ld
Stenogramma interrupta (Ag.) Mont. x
Gigartina alveata J. Ag. ld ld d
G. atropurpurea (J. Ag.) +l f o
G. chapmanii H. et H. o r d
G. cranwellae Laing. sp. ined. a a
G. macrocarpa J. Ag. la f f
G. laingii Lindr. sp. ined. d d f l o
Lomentaria umbellata H. et H. f +f r o
L. caespitosa (Harv.) comb. nov.? l r
Champia novae zelandiae H. et H. var. dolichopoda J. Ag. o o f a a f
C. laingii Lindauer a +la
Rhodymenia leptophylla J. Ag. +o +o +o +o +o +f f
R. palmetta? r
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Antithamnion adnatum J. Ag. r r +o
A. applicitum (H. et H.) J. Ag. +r +r
Centroceras clavulatum (C. Ag.) Mont. f o f o a o f f o
Ceramium apiculatum J. Ag. o +o o r f +l o r +o o +o
C. uncinatum H. et H. r
C. gracillimum Griff. et Harv. var. byssoideum (Harv.) G. mazoyer l o o r a
Microcladia novae zelandiae J. Ag. 25
Ptilothamnion pectinatum (Mont.) Lg. r la
[ unclear: ] antarctica (H. et H.) l +o r
Pandorea traversii J. Ag. +r +r o +o +o +o
Pleonosporium hirtum (H. et H.) Lg. a +r +o r o a r o r o x
Monospora griffithsioides (Sonder) De Toni r
Callithamnion colensoi H. et H. ?r ?r r +r
Caloglossa leprieurii (Mont.) J. Ag. lf l d ?o
Apoglossum montagneanum (Harv.) J. Ag. x
Delesseria sp. Nov. r r
Myriogramme gattyana (J. Ag.) Kylin. l
M. denticulata Kylin. +o +l +o a o
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Abrotela suborbicularis (Harv.) J. Ag. lf o o lf r r r f
Acrosorium decumbens (J. Ag.) Kylin. o r o r
A. uncinatum (Turn.) Kylin. ?r r
Hymenena berggreniana (J. Ag.) Kylin. r
aphanocladia delicatula (H. et H.) Falk. r la r
Lophurella casspitosa (H. et H.) Falk. r o ld a
metamorphe colensoi (H. et H.) Falk. r r +o r
Pleurostichidium falkenbergii Heydr. o la f a
Polysiphonia isogona H. et H. l f
P. variabilis H. et H. r f a a f
Polysiphonia rudis? r a
Polysiphonia sp. o +r +o f l r f
Bostrychia arbuscula H. et H. ld l l f la la d ld ld la o ld ld ld f ld
B. mixta H. et H. ld ld l l la f la d ld la a o
B. similis Rbd. la ?l
B. harveyi Mont. la la
Cladhymenia oblongifolia H. et H. o
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Lourencia botrychioides Harv. f f f o o f o f f +f
L. distichophylla J. Ag. o o l l l o o f
L. [ unclear: ] (C. Ag.) J. Ag. o o +o f f o f ld r l o o f o o
Symphyocladia marchantioides H. et H. Falk. o +o r r +o
Dipterosiphonia heteroclada (J. Ag.) Falk. r lf o r o r
Herposiphonia sp. r r
Lophosiphonia macra (H. et H.) Falk. lf
Euzoniella incisa (J. Ag.) Falk. f o f f f o f
E. bipartita (H. et H.) Falk. r +r
E. ovalifolia (H. et H.) Falk. +1
Lenormandia coronata Lindr. et Setch. +r +r
Vidalia colensoi (H. et H.) J. Ag. +l r +l la ld
Heterosiphonia subtilis Lindauer Ms. r r o o +l r
H. [ unclear: ] Lindr. Ms. l
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II. Lichens Lichina pygmaea Ag. ld d ld ld ld ld ld d d d ld d ld d l ld d d ld ld ld
Verrucaria maura Wahl. d f f f o ld
Xanthoria parietina Th. Fr. d d f ld d a ld
Ramalina lelodea Nyl. a f la f ld ld d
Physcia sp. d d a d d f a
Parmelia sp. d d d d f a
Caloplaca sp.? o la o l o l o r
Cladina sp. D
III. Angiosperms Parietaria debilis Forst. f. Prodr. la
Mesembryanthemum australe Soland. f a f o o
Coprosma repens A. Rich. o d
Salicornia australis Soland. o d a o a d ld o
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. et Gaertn. d a f d o o
Stipa teretifolia Steud. f d
Avicennia offioinalls L. ld d ld lf
vostera marina Hook. f. d d ld ld
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IV. Animals Pomatoceros coeruleus (Schmarda) d d ld d o f ld d ld o d o d o d
Sabellaria kaiparaensis Augener d ld la a
Saxostrea glomerata (Gould) d o d d ld d d f d d d ld d ld d d ld d r o d
Mytilus canaliculus Martyn d ld ld ld d d ld
Chione stutchburyi (Gray) ld
Anchomasa simills (Gray) ld ld
Pholadidea tridens (Gray) ld ld
P. spathulata (Sowerby) ld ld
Lunella smaragda (Martyn) f f f a a f f f a a f
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar f
Nerita melanotragus (Smith) f d a a d
Cellana spp. a a f f a f a
Melaraphe spp. Ld d d d d d d d d d ld d d d d d d
Volsella neozelanicus Iredale d d ld d d d ld ld ld ld
Mitella spinosa Quoy & Gaimard
Elminius modestus Darwind ld d ld d ld d ld ld d d d ld
E. plicatus Gray d ld d o f d d d ld ld ld ld f ld
Chamaesipho columna Spengler d d ld d d a d d d d d d d d d d la d d d
C. brunnea Moore ld f la d d ld ld d d d d d d ld d D
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