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IN 1949 Derbesia novae-zelandiae1 was described from New Zealand. Later when the nature of the life-cycle of other species of Halicystis and Derbesia became established2–4 it was expected that Halicystis should be found in New Zealand unless the New Zealand Derbesia possessed an anomalous type of life-cycle. Despite intensive searches for Halicystis no plants were reported up to August 1962. At that time we were in the Bay of Islands with a party of students and a visit was paid to Deep Water Cove. In the course of an exploration by means of aqualungs, plants of Halicystis were discovered on lithothamnia-covered rocks at a depth of 30–40 ft.
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CHAPMAN, V., EDMONDS, A. & DROMGOOLE, F. Halicystis in New Zealand. Nature 202, 414 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202414a0
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