402 APPENDIX. 



Hab. — Bass Strait. 



Parasitic upon Sertularice. Rather more slender than 

 the usual British form/ but otherwise identical, 



5. Laomedea^ Lamouroux. 



1. Laomedea Torresii, n. sp. 



Cells campanulate_, nearly sessile upon an incrassated 

 collar projecting from the stem. Margin of mouth not 

 thickened_, with four shallow excavations. 



Hab, — Prince of Wales Channel^ Torres Strait. 



Of a light brown colour, two or three inches high. At 

 first sight it is very like Laomedea antipathes, Lamouroux_, 

 Avhich occurs in New Zealand, but differs materially in 

 its smaller size and in the four shallow emarginations of 

 the mouth, which part in L antipathes is entire and with 

 the margin a little thickened. 



Note. — Circumstances having prevented the insertion here of descriptions 

 of new species of Lunulites (Tab. I. fig. 13 — 16)^ and a fevp other 

 Zoophytes of the " Voyage of the Rattlesnake" — examined by Mr. Busk 

 subsequently to the preceding paper having been placed in the printer's hands 

 — I may mention that the descriptions in question will shortly be published 

 elsewhere. — J. ISI'G. 



END or VOL. I, 



G. NORMAN, PRINTER, IMAlDIiN LANt, (.OVtNT GAUDliN. 



