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Fam. 9. Bunodidae. 

 Genus 3. Tealia, Gosse. 



Tealia crassicornis, O. F. Muller; Gosse, Brit. Anem 

 p. 209, pi. 4. fig. 1. 

 The variety coriacea {Actinia coriacea, Cuvier) is extremely 

 abundant along the West Eocks at low water, while the other 

 comes in great profasion and of large size from the deep water 

 ot the bay. A bifid specimen occun-ed at the Castle rocks 

 ihis species is also found in the stomach of the cod. 



Genus 5. Stomphia, Gosse. 

 StompMa CJmrcMcB, Gosse, Brit. Anem. p. 222, pi. 8. fig. 5. 

 Occasionally from deep water. 



Fam. 6. Hyanthidae. 



Genus 2. Peachia, Gosse. 



PeacMa hastata, Gosse, Brit. Anem. p. 235, pi. 8. fig. 3. 



[Plate n. figs. 5, 6, & 7.] 

 Thrown ashore on the West Sands after stoms in great 

 numbers, and was thus first found in Britain by Dr. Jolm 

 Reid, of St. Andrews, who published a description of his 

 single example in 1848 (Physiological, Anat., and Pathol. 

 Observations, p. 656, pi. 5. f. 21 & 22) : his title {A. cylin- 

 dnca) has therefore a prior claim to that of Mr. Gosse It 

 occurs also in the stomach of the cod. 



Genus 4. Edwardsia, De Quatrefages. 



Edwardsia callimorpha, Gosse, Brit. Anem. p 255 



pl. 7. fig. 7. "^ ' 



A variety (Plate II. figs. 1 & 2) was found on the West 



Sands after a storm in March, with brown instead of the 



usual whitish specks. It is an elongated form inhabiting 



sand, ° 



Edwardsia AUmanni, M'L, Proc. Roy. Soc. Ed. 1864-5. 

 [Plate II. fig. 3.] 



From a shallow pool on the West Sands after a storm in 

 October. It inhabits a distinct case, and can retract its 

 tentacles and cover them by the external border of the 



