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Fig. 6. Metaphytic Cladophoraceae laying on the sea bottom seaweeds.

and no mucus aggregates, neither free floating growth of threadlike algae, more 01 I less produc-
nor laying on the sea bottom, were observed. As a ing gelatinous sheaths, occurred.
whc )le, during the summer of 1992, a different The observations carried out in the summer
Phe nomenon took place along the Tyrrherian 1992, on the rocky banks offshore from Sciacca
coa; st: instead of mucus aggregates, a massive (Sicilian Channel), also revealed no mutt 1s aggre-

Fig. 7. Metaphytic Ectocarpaceae covering benthic organisms growing on the rocky banks offshore fom Sciacca.