28 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



TRIBE ASTR^ACEA. 

 FAMILY SAGARTIAD^. 



Adinoloha dianthiis (Ellis). This species is common round the 

 shores of both Cumbraes, most frequently at very low water on 

 the under sides of shelving rocks. For the aquarium, it is the 

 Queen of our British Anemones, both in size and beauty, and 

 thrives well in confinement. One, long in my possession, measured 

 fully 6 inches high, and the fully expanded lobes were nearly 

 as broad. 



Sagartia hellis (Ellis and Solander). Found in tide pools and 

 generally in the crevices of the rock.. According to Gosse, it is 

 abundant on the south and west coast of England, and Man, 

 and Ireland, but almost unknown in Scotland. It is by no 

 means common in Cumbrae ; but in the pools where it is found, 

 there are generally a few together. 



Sagartia miniata, Gosse. Common in rock-pools and under 

 stones near low water; very finely coloured 



Sagartia venusta, Gosse. In holes and crevices in rock pools 

 near low water; rather rare. 



Sagartia nivea, Gosse. In holes and crevices in rock pools 

 near low water; rather rare. 



Sagartia troglodytes (Johnston). Moderately common in holes 

 and crevices in rock-pools between tide mark. 



Sagartia troglodytes var. Prasinojncta ; one only met with. 



Sagartia vldiiata (Miiller). Eare, on stones between tide 

 mark. 



Sagartia ])arasitica (Couch). Only one specimen of this was 

 obtained; it was taken in deep water on a fisherman's line, off 

 the south-west point of Cumbrae. 



Adamsia pallio.ta (Bohadsch). Moderately common in deep 

 water, on a muddy gravelly bottom, and on scallop banks. This 

 Anemone is mostly found on a univalve shell inhabited by a 

 Hermit Crab, and the species, in all my experience, with few 

 exceptions, has been Pagurus Prideauxii. 



Phellia yida, Gosse. Rare, dredged on the valve of an old 

 shell in 20 fatliom water. The only other locality hitherto 

 recorded is Banff. 



