Excerpt from University of California Publications in Botany, Vol. 8 The first part of the Marine Algae of the Pacific Coast of North America, comprising an account of the Myxophyceae, or blue-green Algae, is presented without introduction or explanation, pending the publication of the other three parts which are in advanced preparation. It is intended to issue with the completed volumes a statement as to the principles followed, methods used, territory covered, sources of information, material, etc., as well as to make acknowledgment to the various authorities, students, and collaborators, who have been of the greatest assistance in carrying out the long and laborious task. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.