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 A HISTORY OF SUSSEX SIPHONOPHORA PHYSOPHORIDi^ 53. Physalia, sp. This record is made for Brighton upon the authority of Mr. W. Wells, superinten- dent of the Aquarium, Brighton. LUCERNARIDA ACRASPEDA 54. Jure Ha aurita. In this common jellyfish the umbrella is large and transparent ; the radial canals are of a delicate pale mauve colour, and the ten- tacles around the margin are many and short. Conspicuous through the umbrella are the opaque-white gonads in quarters. Oral arms short. Common. Hastings. 55- Chrysaora cyclonota. The upper surface of the umbrella is marked around the centre with a brown circular ring, a short distance from which arise brown, V-shaped rays extending to a little distance short of the margin, the sur- face generally being finely speckled with brown. The marginal lappets are also of a dark brown. Intermediate in position between these are long streaming tentacles. Oral arms long and frilled. Common. Hastings. 56. Cyamsa lamarckii. Looked at from above, the inner surface of the umbrella appears of a pale heliotrope colour, slightly marbled, and around the centre and not far from the margin there is a circular band or coronet of some depth, of a dark heliotrope colour, and sending off rays to the marginal lobes ; these are large, and veined with the branching canals. The tentacles are collected together in knots between the lobes. The surface bor- dering upon these is strongly cancellated with muscular tissue. This species grows to a large size. Common. Hastings. ACTINOZOA ZOANTHARIA ACTINURU SAGARTIIDi* 57. Actinoloha dianthus, Ellis. The disc of this anemone is thrown out into plume-like marginal lobes, covered and fringed with rather small and short ten- tacles. The column is tall and smooth. The colours are of the most delicate shades, running through every grade of white, pink, red, yellow, salmon, orange, grey and brown. It is obtained from the Dia- mond Ground, and may occasionally be met with upon the shore at low tide, but specimens so found have probably been thrown overboard by fishermen. Common. Hastings. 58. Sagartia te/lis, Ellis and Solander.* Hastings. 59. Sagartia miniata, Gosse. Animal dark red, as broad as high. Margin of disc thrown into unequal, ragged- looking lobes. Taken once or twice upon trawled rock. Rare. Hastings. 60. Sagartia rosea, Gosse. The tentacles of this species vary in colour from rose-red to crimson-lake or lilac. A most lovely anemone. It is usually found anchored down to some stone or mussel shell below the surface. Not very common. Hastings. 61. Sagartia sphyrodeta, Gosse.* Hastings. 62. Sagartia troglodytes, Johnston. This species occurs at Hastings in great variety, a favourite haunt being a mussel- bed with shingle beneath, the whole being covered with a thin layer of mud or sand. Here the anemones can attach themselves to the shingle or the mussel shells and withdraw instantly, or push their way upwards to expand on the surface. The species is nearly always known by the ' B ' mark at the base of the tentacles, upon the inner face. Very common. Hastings. 63. Sagartia viduata, Muller.* Hastings. 64. Sagartia parasitica. Couch.* Brighton. 65. Adamsia palliata, Bohadsch. Specimens of the form rhodopis, Gosse, have been taken upon shell of whelk and Natica from somewhat shallow water, and the variety crinopis, Gosse, upon shell of Scaphander lignarius. The Acontia are of a beautiful mauve colour and readily attract attention. Rare. Hastings. Antheid-*: 66. Antbea cereus, Ellis and Solander. This beautiful species with low wide column and long, green, worm-like ten- tacles tipped with magenta occurs along the beach at Brighton. Upon the authority of Mr. Wells, of the Brighton Aquarium, 82