BUGULA MUERAYANA. 93 



Var. a. {fruticosa, Packard) . Zoarium consisting of many- 

 shoots, divided dicliotomously into very narrow linear 

 segments, forming tufts of very delicate habit. Zocecia 

 2-4 in a row, alternate, an erect spine at the two upper 

 angles, and a single marginal spine on each side a 

 little below the top. Large marginal avicularia 

 wanting (?) . 



Habitat. On zoophytes, Flustra foliacea, shells, stones, 

 &c., chiefly from the Coralline ground. 



Localities. Scarborough, deep water, very rare (Bean): 

 Northumberland (Miss Dale) : ditto, from the fishing- 

 boats, Cullercoats, rather rare, more common from the 

 deep-water (five-men) boats (Alder) : coast of Yorkshire ; 

 Orkney, common in deep water (Lieut. Thomas) : Shet- 

 land (E. Forbes) : The Minch (A. M. N.) : Lamlash Bay 

 (T. H.) : Stonehaven (Lady Keith Murray) : Peterhead 

 and Wick, plentiful (C. W. P.) : Leith and Newhaven, on 

 the fishermen's nets (D. Landsb. Jun.) : St. Andrews, 

 plentiful from the Coralline ground (Dr. M'Intosh) : 

 Dublin Bay, on HydraUmania falcata, Flustra foliacea, 

 and in bivalve shells (M'Calla). 



Geographical Distribution. Skandinavian coasts ; 

 Grotsund, Finmark, 100 fathoms; Spitzbergen (Smitt) : 

 Greenland, Holsteinborg Harbour, 7-35 fathoms, both 

 normal and var. a; Godhavn Harbour, Disco, 5-20 

 fathoms, var. a {' Valorous ' Exped.) : South Labrador, 

 var. a, common (Packard) : off Frederickshaab, Davis 

 Straits, 100 fathoms, var. a (Wallich) : North Sea (Van 

 Ben.) : Gulf of St. Lawrence (Dawson) : New England 

 (Kirchenpauer) : St. George's Banks, 28-150 fathoms 

 (Smith and Harger). 



The remarkable variety, which was first described by 

 Packard as a species under the name of Menipea fruti- 



