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Suckers ; the Pipe-fislies. Among ]\roLLUSCA, all the 

 Nudibranch, and most of the Tectibranch species; the 

 Naticce, the Cowry, the Whelk; the little Bissoce; the 

 PhasianeUa ; the Cup-and-Sancer (^Gahjjptrcea) \ the 

 lovely little Acmea ; many Bivalves ; the Cynfhics, 

 and Ascidics. Among Crustacea, the Pisce ; the 

 Portimi; small specimens of the Common Lobster; the 

 Hipjiolytes ; Pandalus ; Gammarus ; Idotea. Among 

 Annelides, the Sea Mouse ; the Nereides ; and the 

 Planarice. Of Echinoderms, the Crihella, Palmipes, 

 Aste7'ma, Asterias, Echinus, and Ciiciimaria. 



Procuring Specimens. — By far the most interest- 

 ing mode of acquiring yom' stock, is the collection of 

 it by your own personal research. But as this is 

 not in every case practicable, we must have recourse 

 to the labours of others. In London, Mr. W. A. 

 Lloyd, 19 and 20, Portland Koad, Kew Koad, is a 

 *' Dealer in Living Marine Animals, Sea- weeds. Na- 

 tural and Artificial Sea-water, and Marine and Fresh' 

 -water Aquaria :" he will undertake the whole labour 

 of supplying and stocking these interesting repositories 

 of ocean life." 



Transmission of Specimens. — Both plants and 

 animals should be forwarded to their destination as 

 soon after they are collected as possible ; but, if they 

 are detained, they may be kept in pans of sea-water, 

 exposed to the light. The vessels, however, must be 

 protected from heavy rains^ as the admixture of a 



• * Mr. Lloyd is constantly supplied witli marine animals from the 

 Kent, Dorset, South Devon, North Devon, and Welsh coasts, and 

 occasionally ivova Cumberland, and the Channel Islands; so that his 

 stock in London possesses a variety not to be found in any single 

 locality on our shores. 



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