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12. Actinia biserialis, Forbes. 



Hab. Frequent among rocks at low-water in the island 

 of Heme (Guernsey), Prof. Forbes. 



Professor Forbes describes it as appearing pedunculated 

 from the narrowness of the lower part of the body ; tenta- 

 cula in two rows, the inner row of sixteen, three times as 

 long as those of the outer row ; colour dark brown, with 

 blue stripes bifurcating towards the base. 



13. Actinia vermicularis, E. Forbes. 



Hab. On shells; dredged by Prof. E. Forbes, and Mr. 

 M^Andrew, in deep water in Zetland. 



This is, in Dr. Jolmston's ' History,' described by Pro- 

 fessor Edward Forbes as cylindi'ical, long, smooth, greyish- 

 pink ; disc white, with twenty-four long tentacula, and a 

 few short ones outside. Wlien contracted and not attached, 

 more like a Planarian worm than an Actinia. When irri- 

 tated, gives out in the dark a vivid phosphorescent hght. 



tt Skin with porous warts. 



14. Actinia gemmacea, Gartner. 

 Hab. Coast of Cornwall, Gaertner. 



It is thus described by Ellis : — " The colour of the stem 

 is of a pale red near the base ; the rest of a yellow mixed 

 with grey ash-colour. The glands of the middle row are 



