96 A CATALOGUE OF THE BRITISH MARINE 



P. Harveijana Crn. Coasts of Cornwall (Mousehole, Penzance) ; 

 Devon (Wembury) ; Northumberland (Berwick). Very rare. 



P. r ubra J. Ag. (= P. Dubi/i Harv. pro parte). Coasts of Devon 

 (Plymouth) and Galway (Birturbui Bay). Very rare ; obtained only 

 by dredging. 



P. atropurpurea Crn. Coast of Cornwall (East Mousehole, Pen- 

 zance, Scilly Islands). Channel Islands (Alderney). Very rare. 



P. nipestris Crn. Coast of Devon (Plymouth). Very rare ; 

 obtained only by dredging. 



Fam. HILDEBRANDTIACE.E Hauck. 

 Gen. 245. HILDENBRANDTIA Nardo. 



H. prototypus Nardo. Common almost everywhere on the shores 

 of the British Islands. Var. ,8 rosea Kiitz. ( //. rubra Harv.). 

 Common. 



H. Cronani J. Ag. (= H. rosea Crn., non Kiitz.). Coasts of 

 Devon (Teignmouth) and Northumberland (Berwick). Ptare. 



Fam. CORALLINACE^E Schm. 

 Gen. 246. SCHMITZIELLA Born. & Batt. 



S. endophloea Born. & Batt. Coast of Devon (Torquay) ; Isle of 

 Man. Wales (Bangor, Anglesea). Ireland: Cork (Calf Island); 

 Dublin (Dalky Sound) ; Clare (Kilkee and Farrihy Bay). Probably 

 not uncommon. 



Gen. 247. CHOREONEMA Schm. 



C. Thureti Schm. (= Melobesia Thureti Born.). Coasts of Corn- 

 wall (Lizard) ; Devon (Sidmouth) ; Dorset (Swanage) ; Hants (Isle 

 of Wight) ; Sussex (Brighton, Worthing). Ireland : Galway 

 (Rouudstone). Not uncommon on the south coast of England, 

 and said to be found all round the Irish coast. 



Gen. 248. MELOBESIA Foslie. 



M. farinosa Lam. Not uncommon on the coasts of the British 

 Islands. 



M. Callithamnioides Falk., uon Crn. Coasts of Devon (Ply- 

 mouth, Torquay) ; Dorset (Weymouth). 



M. Lejolisii Rosen. Coasts of Cornwall (Falmouth) ; Devon 

 (Plymouth) ; Dorset (Swanage) ; Galway (Roundstone) ; Cork 

 (Bantry Bay). 



M. corallines Solnis. Coasts of Cornwall (St. Minver, Lizard, 

 Looe, Fowey) ; Devon (Plymouth, Torquay, Sidmouth); Dorset 

 (Weymouth, Swanage) ; Essex (Harwich, Dovercourt) ; North- 

 umberland (Berwick). Scotland : Haddingtou (Duubar) ; Bute 

 (Cumbrae) ; Ayr (Saltcoats). Ireland: Antrim (north side of 

 Belfast Lough). Channel Islands. Not uncommon on the British 

 coasts. 



M. zonalis Fosl. (incl. Hapalidium confervoides Crn. et M. myriocarpa 

 Crn.). Coasts of Devon (Plymouth) ; Dorset (Weymouth) ; Isle of 

 Man ; Northumberland (Berwick) ; Aberdeen (Peterhead) ; Orkney; 

 Bute (Cumbrae). Ireland (Malahide, Dublin Bay). Not uncommon. 



