308 HISTORY OF BRITISH ZOOPHYTES. 



The process on the side of the cell makes it very remark- 

 able. (See Dr. Johnstoii^s plate liv. fig. 6.) 



8. Lepralia ansata. 



Hab. On slaty rocks^ Cornwall, Peach. 



Cells ovato-globose, slightly punctured; aperture circu- 

 lar, with a sinus above. "On each side of the aperture a 

 hollow auricle projects forwards ; and, viewed in front, these 

 auricles have a miniature resemblance to the ears of a fox 

 or of a cat.^' {JoJmstoii.) This is not a rare species, being 

 found in the east and west of Scotland, and in the north 

 and south of England. 



9. Lepralia ovalis, A. H. HassalL 



Hab. On dead bivalve shells. Kingstown and Burnham, 

 Hassall ; coast of Ireland, Mr. W. Thompson ; Devonshire, 

 Mr. Peach and Dr. Greville. 



The cells are oval and distinct ; the aperture is circular, 

 with a knob above, and two spines on the under lip. 



10. Lepralia linearis, A. IL 1 [assail. 



Hab. On stones, east of Kingstown Harbour, and at the 

 Giant's Causeway, Hassall; Orkney, Dr. Greville. 



I have before me an Orcadean specimen from Dr. Gre- 

 ville, on an old bivalve. It is a very perfect one. It is 

 marked witli lines, which are the boundaries betwixt the 



