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Gegenbaur, who also investigated its reproductive history, 

 but did not name it. The calycles are almost trian- 

 gular, with perfectly straight sides (" ohiie Ausbuchtung"). 

 The pedicels are described by Gegenbaur as only annulated 

 at the top and bottom, the central portion being plain ; but 

 this is probably not a constant character. The stem is 

 ringed at the base and above each branch. The capsules 

 are elongate, tapering off towards the base, and narrowed 

 for a short distance below the truncate extremity; they 

 are filled with numerous sporosacs. 



Hub. On zoophytes, Swanage, Dorset (T. H.). 



[Messina (Gegenbaur and Sars): Belgium, where it 

 attains a rather large size (Van Beneden).] 



10. C. DECIPIENS, T. Strethill Wright. 



" Observat. on Brit. Zooph.," Journ. of Micr. Sci. (N.S.) iii. 49, pi. v. fig. y. 



ZOOPHYTE minute ; STEM filiform, flexuous, annulated with 

 about 5 rings above the origin of the pedicels which 

 support the hydrothecse; HYDROTHEOE widening rapidly 

 towards the top, ivith even, double rims, borne on ringed 

 pedicels ; POLYPITES with about 16 tentacles. 



" THIS pretty little Laomedea resembles much the L. ney- 

 lecta of Alder, except that the margin of the cell is even 

 and has the appearance of being double for about half 

 its length from the rim, though, from the extreme delicacy 

 of the cell, this character is only made out with difficulty." 

 (Wright.} The reproduction is described as exactly similar 

 to that oWjjercularella lacerata, except that the marsupium 

 of C. decipiens contains only three ova, while that of 0. 

 lacerata contains six or eight. 



A more minute diagnosis is much to be desired. So 



