LOLA ZRREGULARIS (CHLOROPHYTA-CLADOPHORACEAE): A NEW SPECIES FROM THE ROSS SEA,ANTARCTICA1

A small, loose lying, unbranched, filamentous alga from the Ross Sea, Antarctica, is described as a new species, Lola irregularis. The genus Lola is closely related to the genera Hormiscia, Rhizoclonium, and Chaetomorpha in the family Cladophoraceae. A key to all known species of Lola is included. This is the first record of a species of Lola south of the Antarctic convergence.