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 A HISTORY OF CORNWALL 4. Cucumaria hyndmanni, Thompson. Occ. specs. Rame- Eddystone and Looe-Eddystone Gnds. (M.B. A.), off the Dodman ; one spec, off Helford river ! J. C. normani, S. Pace. N. unc. in crevices and 21. under stones on rocky ground about Plymouth 1. w. to 10 fm. (M.B.A.) ; Polperro, and locally in Falmouth B. down to 25 fm. ! 6. C. saxlcola, Brady & Robertson (C. ptntactes, Mull.). F. c. along S. coast under stones be- tween t-m., in crevices of rock at 1. w. and in trawl refuse ; occ. Scilly! 7. C. lactea, Forbes & Goodsir. Occ. Falmouth B. and Mount's B. 8. C. frondosa, Gunner. One spec, off the Dodman (Dunn) ; one from Plymouth (B.M.). 9. Thyonefusui, O. F. Mall. Occ. specs. Cawsand B. and in 1 5 to 3 5 fm. on gnds. outside Plymouth S. (M.B.A.) ; at times in Falmouth B. chiefly after storms, and twice, 1. s. t. Scilly 10. Psolus phantopus, Linn. N. unc. in trawl refuse at Falmouth (Cocks) 2 _ 11. Phyllophortis drummondi, Thompson. Occ. Fal- mouth 12. Holothuria nigra, Gray. Occ. specs. Queen's Gnd. 2 g_ Plymouth, off Penlee, on clean shell gravel, Eddystone Gnds., Whitsand B. (M.B.A.) ; in 20 fm. off Polperro (B.M.) ; off Gyllyngvase, ^9- Falmouth; f.c. Mount's B. 5 to 20 fm.; n. unc. Scilly! near Newquay! 5 O> 13. Antedon biftda, Pennant. Known in Cornwall 200 years ago, as Llwyd sent specs, from Pen- zance to Link of Leipzig when the latter was 31. engaged on his magnificent folio ; Plymouth district, v. abund. in certain small areas, but practically limited to these (M.B.A.) ; locally abund. Porthscatho 1 5 to 20 fm. in great var. of colour! n. unc. Falmouth, deep water and extreme l.w-m. (Cocks) ; c. locally Mount's B.; at Scilly frequent between t-m. in 1903 and infested with Myzostoma [Pontaster tenuispinls, Dub. & Kor. Obtained by the Porcupine SW. of Scilly in 305 fm. (B.M.)] 14. Astropecten irregularis, Pennant. C. along the S. 3 2 - coast in 10 to 35 fm. on fine clean sand ; St. Ives B., Newquay, Padstow and occ. at Scilly! 15. Luidia ciliarts, Philippi. F. c. between t-m. to deep water, Polperro to Mount's B. 33- 1 6. L. sarsii, Dtlben & Koren. Eddystone Gnds. (M.B.A.) ; off Gorran Haven ! one spec. Helford river! 34- 17. Hippasterias pbrygiana, Parelius. N. unc. in trawl refuse at Falmouth (Cocks) 1 8. Porania pulvlllus, O. F. Mall. Occ. at about 3 m. S. of Plymouth Breakwater, and on Eddy- stone Gnds. (M.B.A.) ; r. in trawl refuse at Falmouth (Cocks) ; n. unc. deep water Mount's B. (Tregelles) 19. Asterina gibbosa, Pennant. C. rock- pools along S. coast ; Scilly, on Annett, St. Martin's and Forth Cressa B., St. Mary's ! near Newquay ! 20. Palmipes placenta, Pennant. F. c. in places along S. coast in 15 to 30 fm.; Eddystone and Rame- 128 Eddystone Gnds., f. c. about 3 m. S. of the breakwater (M.B.A.) ; Gorran Haven, Fal- mouth B. and Mount's B. Stichaster roseus, Mull. In deep water off the Dodman ! n. unc. in trawl refuse, Falmouth (Cocks) Solaster papposus, Fab. F.c. 10 fm. downwards along S. coast ; occ. 1. s. t. ; Scilly S. endeca, Linn. Occ. deep water ; off the Dodman ! Falmouth B. (Cocks) Henricia sanguinoknta, O. F. Mull. N. unc. locally, 1. s. t. downwards ; Eddystone Gnds. (M.B.A.) ; off the Dodman ! Falmouth B. ; Mount's B. ; W. of Menavawr, Scilly ! Astenas glacialis, Linn. C. along S. coast and locally at Scilly, l.w-m. to 40 fm. or more ; Per- ranporth, Newquay, Padstow ! A. rubens, Linm. Occ. in pools between t-m. and gen. c. in deep water round coast and at Scilly A. hispida, Pennant. Two specs, in trawl refuse at Falmouth (Cocks), and one at Mevagissey (Mathias Dunn) Op/iiura citiaris, Linn. C. in deep water along S. coast, Plymouth to Mount's B. O. albida, Forbes. Gen. along S., often found with O. ciliarts in 5 to 20 fm. Opkiocnida brachiata, Mont. C. on a Zostera bed in Plymouth S. (M.B.A.) ; Falmouth ; Hel- ford ! Amphiura cAiajii, Forbes. Two specs, from Ply- mouth district (M.B.A.) ; very local Falmouth B. ! 'When dredging off Penlee Pt., Penzancc, a mass of writhing miniature snakes came up, completely entangled and as big as two fists. These were detached arms of A. chiajii with not a single disc among them. . . Though the fine sand betwixt St. Michael's Mount and Mousehole Island teems with un- attached arms, whole specimens are very rare.' (Tregelles) A.jiliformis, Mall. One spec, z m. WSW. of Eddystone (M.B.A.) ; v. scarce Falmouth Harb. and B.; a single arm Mount's B. (Tregelles) A. elegans, Leach. C. and in places abund. under stones, in rock-pools, and among coral- lines from Plymouth to Mount's B. Ophiactis balli, Thompson. C. but local along the S. coast and at Scilly in rock crevices, under stones, on roots of algae, shells, F/ustra, tubes of Chaetopterus and egg cases of Fusui and Buccinum ; occ. in rock-pools but gen. 1. s. t. to 40 fm. ; Newquay ! Opheopholis acukafa, L. Recorded by Cocks as n. unc. in trawl refuse, Falmouth Ophiocoma nigra, Mull. Gen. dist. in Plymouth district where its numbers vary greatly accord- ing to locality (M.B.A.) ; Polperro ! Meva- gissey in trawl refuse ! very irregularly dist. but not unc. in Falmouth B. ! one small spec. Mount's B. (Tregelles)