No. 104.] 137 



Fam. STLLIDvE. 



SYLLIS {Sav.) Ehlers. 

 Ehlers. Die Borstenwurmer, p. 223. 1864. 



Stllis gracilis Gruhe. 



Syllis gracilis G-RJJB'E. Actinien, EcMnodernien und Wlirmer, p. 77. 1840. 



" ■' Capakede. Glauures Zootomiqiies parmi les Annelides de Port- 



Vendres, p. 75, pi. v, fig. 3. 1864. Aunelides Chetopodes du 



Golfe de Naples, p. 503, pi. xv, fig. 3. 1868. 

 " " Mariox AND BoBRETZKY. Anuelides du Golfe de Marseille; ill An- 



nales des Sciences Naturelles, 6th series, vol. ii, p. 23, pi. ii, fig. 



6. 1875. 

 " " Panceri. Catalogo degli Annelide, etc. Atti. Soc. Ital., vol. 



xviii, p. 520. 1875. 

 " " Webster. Annel. Chtet. of the Virginian Coast, p. 217. 1879. 



Only a few examples of this species were taken, it being far less 

 common than in Yirginia. 



ODONTOSYLLIS CUparide. 



Glanures Zootomiques, etc., p. 94. 1864. 

 Beobachtuugen iiber Anatomie, etc. 1863. 



OdONTOSYLLIS ? FDLGURAN8 CljxI. 



Odontosyllis fulgurans Claparede. Glanures Zootom,, etc., p. 95, pi. viii, fig. 1, 



1864. 



" '* QuATREFAGES. Hist. Nat. des Annel., vol. ii, p. 648. 



1865. 



'* " Marion AXD BoBRETZKY, in Ann. des Sci. Nat., 6th se- 



ries, vol. ii, p. 40, pi. iv, fig. 2. 1875. 



" " Webster. Annel. Chaet. of the Virginian Coast, p. 220. 



1879. 



This species was not common. One very large adnlt male was 

 taken swimming on the surface. Its length was 22°^'" ; sexual setse 

 began on the 2 1st segment ; existed on forty-two segments, fol- 

 lowed by thirty-three with the ordinary setae only. Other speci- 

 mens were taken on sandy and shelly bottom, 10-15 ft. For fur- 

 ther notes on this form, see Webster, 1. c, p. 220. 



GRUBEA (Quatr.) Clapmede. 



Qu.^TREFAGES. Histoire Naturelle der Anneles, etc., vol. ii, p. 35. 1865. 

 Claparede. Ann61. Ch6t. du Golfe de Naples, p. 516. 1868. 



Grubea tenuicirrata Clpd. 



Sph(vro,iyUis tenuicirrata Clpd. Glanures Zootom., etc., p. 87, pi. vi, fig. 2. 



1864. 

 Q-rubea tenuicirrata Clpd. Annel. Chet. du Golfe de Naples, p. 517. 1868. 

 " " Marenzeller. Zur Kentniss der Adriatischen Anneliden. 



Ausdem, Ixis. Bande der Sitzb. der K. Akad. der Wis- 

 sench, p. 29. 1874. 



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