394 Mr. W. Thompson's Additions to the Fauna of Ireland, 



fathom water, at Donaghadee, by Dr. J. L. Drummond in the sum- 

 mer of 1843. 



Cucumaria Hyndmani, Thomp., Forb. Brit. Echin. p. 225. 

 A specimen of this Cucumaria, hitherto known only as Irish, was 

 taken at Saltcoats, Ayrshire, in June 1845, and has been kindly 

 sent to me by the Rev. D. Landsborough. 



Zoophytes. 



Coryne Listeri, Van Ben. (sp.). 



fiyncoryna Listeri, Van Ben. (sp.), Johnst. Brit. Zooph. p. 41. 



pi. 2. 2nd edit. 



I obtained this zoophyte in July last attached to stones between 

 tide-marks at Ballyholme, Belfast Bay. Both polype and polypidom 

 agreed in every character of form and colour with the description 

 given in Dr. Johnston's work, but I cannot think this and the Coryne 

 (C. squamata, Johnst. Brit. Zoop. pi. 2. figs. 2 & 3. 1st edit.) which is 

 commonly found on the Fuel (especially Fucus nodosus) of our shores, 

 the same species. This latter generally forms masses at the base of 

 the branches and around the stem of the plant named : each indi- 

 vidual rises singly from its base, as represented in the figures re- 

 ferred to. The one is a branched, the other a simple species : the 

 polypidom is horny (Tubularia-like) in S. Listeri; in the other soft 

 and fleshy. 



Turbinolia milletiana, Defrance. 



This species, only known as fossil until Mr. MacAndrew dredged 

 it alive off the coast of Cornwall in the spring of 1845, was obtained 

 by similar means off the Isles of Arran (Galway Bay) in the summer 

 of that year by Mr. Barlee. 



Since this note was taken, the Irish station has been published in 

 the 2nd edit, of Johnston's ' Zoophytes/ 



Corynactis Allmani, Thompson. 

 A species of Corynactis, differing considerably from C. viridis, All- 

 man (Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. xvii.417. pi. 11), has been procured by 

 dredging in Belfast Bay and Strangford Lough (fifteen to twenty 

 fathoms). It is somewhat doubtfully on my part given as speci- 

 fically distinct from C. viridis ; but Professor Allman, to whom a spe- 

 cimen was submitted in a living state, considers it to be so. 



Spec. Char. — C. with several regular concentric series of capitate 

 tentacula, those of the third and fourth rows being about equally 

 regular and numerous as those of the two outer rows : those nearer 

 the mouth irregularly disposed. 

 The colour — red of various shades — is wholly different from that 



of C. viridis, though not included in the diagnostic characters. A 



full description of the species has been forwarded to Dr. Johnston for 



the 2nd edition of his ■ British Zoophytes.' 



Dysidea? papilbsa, Johnst. Brit. Sponges, p. 190. pi. 16. fig. 6. 

 This species, dredged from a depth of fifteen to twenty fathoms 



