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la poele, et apres cela ils la mangent avec beaucoup de 

 plaisir/' 



18. Actinia parasitica, R. Q. Couch. 



Hab. Coast of Cornwall, on the claws of a crab, Mr. 

 Couch ; on Pecten maximus and Buccimim undaUtm, W. P. 

 Cocks. 



The body of the animal, when expanded, columnar ; skin 

 coriaceous, sprinkled with little warts. 



19. Actinia Bellis, Gmrtner. 



Hab. Cornwall ; island of Rathlen, Templeton ; Bally- 

 hone Bay, county Down, W. Thompson ; island of Arran, 

 D. L. ; Dalkey Island, Hassall. 



'' The disc is formed like a star, which, according to the 

 figure that is traced out by the innermost row of the feelers, 

 consists of many angles. The colour of this part of the 

 body is a beautiful mixture of brown, yellow, ash-colour, 

 and white, which, together, form variegated rays, that from 

 the centre or the mouth of the animal are spread over the 

 whole surface of the disc.'" [Gceriner.) It is a littoral 

 species, and generally found in pure water, yet Mr. Cocks 

 states, " he visited a part of the shore which was composed 

 of mud, sand, and decomposed algee; many of the stones, 

 when lifted, presented a face as black as the skin of an 



