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 MARINE ZOOLOGY 64. Plumularia echinulata, Lmk. Plymouth S. (M.B.A.); Fowey Harb. r. (Peach) ; on Zostera Falmouth, and St. Ives (Cocks) ; local in Fal- mouth B. ! 65. P. similis, Hincks. C. under the Hoe and on the Devonshire side of Plymouth S. (M.B.A.), occ. off Polperro ! among Laminaria from Mount's B. (Baily) 66. P. obliqua, Saunders. Found by R. Q. Couch off the Cornish coast (Hincks) (Medusa Stage) 1. Clytia Johns toni, Alder. Medusae taken by Browne at Scilly in April May, 1903, just as they were liberated from thehydroid; adult form, probably Phialidium temporarium 2. Agastra mira, Hartlaub. A single spec. Ply- mouth S., August, 1897 3. Obelia lucifera, Forbes. V. c. Plymouth, June, 1892 ; most abund. leptomedusan in the Sound and outside, September, 1 897 ; one at Fal- mouth, 2 5 March, a few 1 3 April, 1 9 July, and many in August, 1897 (V.) ; Falmouth most seasons ; a few adults at Scilly July, 1899 4. O. nigra, Browne. V. abund. Plymouth district, April and May, 1898, and June, 1899 ; a few adults found by Browne at Scilly in July, 1899 5. Tlaropsis multidrrata, Sars. Plymouth, April, 1895 ; certain protected places in Falmouth Harb. almost solid with these medusae from 20 May to 30 June, 1897 (V.) 6. Euchikta piksella, Forbes. C. every summer at Plymouth ; Falmouth Harb. (Cocks) ; two small specs. Scilly, July, 1899, and either very early or intermediate stages found there early in May, 1903 (Browne) 7. Laodice calcarata, Ag. C. Scilly July, 1899,3 very early stage, with four tentacles, taken at Scilly, 9 May, 1903 ; an intermediate stage taken 12 May (Browne). 8. Phiandium buskianum, Gosse. Plymouth district, Sept. 1893, Sept. 1895, and Sept. 1897, once in June, 1898 ; c. Scilly, July, 1899 ; in May, 1903, only early and immature stages at Scilly (Browne) 9. P. cymbaloideum, van Ben. Never v. abund., a few specs, gen. about Plymouth Sept. 1893, Sept. 1897, April-May, 1898, June-July, 1899 10. P. temporarium, E. T. Browne. Nearly alway 8 present in the Plymouth and Falmouth waters from spring to autumn, but not found by Browne at Scilly either in July, 1 899, or in April May, 1903 1 1 . Eutima insignis, Keferstein. Taken on at least five occ. in the Plymouth district, but gen. as single specs. i 2. Saphcnia mlrabilis, Wright. Plentiful near the Eddystone, July, 1891 ; occ. in Plymouth district since, but either singly or in very small numbers ; taken occ. by Vallentin about Fal- mouth in June and July ; three specs, with well-developed gonads taken at Scilly by Browne, July, 1899 13. Octorchis gegenbauri, Haeckel. One spec, in Ply- mouth district Sept. 1895 ; four in July, and one in August, 1899 14. Irene pellucida, Will. Falmouth Plymouth rr. ; once at 6. 125 TRACHYMEDUSAE . Liriantha appendiculata, E. Forbes. V. abund. Plymouth district Sept.-Oct. 1893, rr. since Solmaris connanthe, Haeckel. Plymouth, Sept. 1895 ; spec, of So/marts from Falmouth, but too small for identification (V.) SIPHONOPHORA Muggiaea atlantica, }. T. Cunningham. Gen. found in considerable quantity along S. coast and at Scilly, Aug. and Sept. ; occ. at other times Cupulita sarsi, Haeckel. Single spec. Plymouth, March, 1902 ; many detached swimming bells and a few fragments at Scilly, April-May, 1903 (Browne) STAUROMEDUSAE Lucernaria campanulata, Lamouroux. Single specs. Cawsand B. and Whitsand B., E. Haliclystus auricula, Fab. Occ. on Zostera Caw- sand B. (M.B.A.) ; rock-pools Mevagissey and Falmouth B.! f. c. on Zostera at Helford in 1902 ! Depastrum cyathiforme, Sars. Drake's Is., Mt. Edg- cumbe, Rame Hd. (M.B.A.); Mevagissey B.! Gyllyngvase! DISCOMEDUSAE Ckrysaora isosceles, L. Occ. during summer months about Plymouth ; Falmouth B., scarce Cyanea capillata, L. Plymouth ; Mevagissey ! occ. Falmouth B. and Harb. C. lamarcki, Peron and Lesueur. Sparingly every summer at Plymouth ; Polperro ! Falmouth B. ! Aurelia aurita, Lamarck. In some years v. abund. in Plymouth district, and occ. as far as Saltash ; often plentiful at Fowey and in Falmouth Harb.; taken at times at Malpas ; Helford ; in 1896 and 1897 almost completely absent from the whole Falmouth dist. (V.) ; ephyrae often taken in enormous quantities in March Rhizostoma octopus, L. Occ. Plymouth; Falmouth B ALCYONARIA SarcoJictyon catenata, Forbes. Red form oftcrt abund. in Plymouth dist. on old shells and gen. v.c. on clean shell ground, Eddystone and Rame-Eddystone Gnds. (M.B.A.) ; Polperro, Mevagissey, Falmouth B. from 1. s. t. to 30 fm. r. Alcyonium Jigitatum, L. Large colonies abund. in deep water, Eddystone Gnds. (M.B.A.) off the Dodman and in Falmouth B.; in places n. unc. 1. s. t. downwards A. glomeratum, Hassall. In trawl refuse Meva- gissey, Porthloe ! Falmouth B. r. ; Mount's B. (Baily) A. palmatum, Pallas. Mount's B. (Baily) Eunicella cavolini, G. v. Koch. N. unc. on rocky ground, Plymouth district ; Queen's Gnd. Rame-Eddystone Gnds. (M.B.A.) ; c. locally about Polperro ! beyond Helford! Virgularia mirabiRs, Mull. Single spec. Eddy- stone; once 6 m. WSW. of Penlee Pt. (M.B.A.)