370 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW 



The following notes relate to some species of 

 marine organisms recently observed in the course 

 of a series of clredgings in East Loch Tarbert and 

 neighbouring parts of Lochfyne. In these notes I 

 will not go very deeply into scientific discussion, 

 but will briefly describe any ai)parently i3eculiar 

 ,or interesting features in the form, colour, or habit 

 of each species mentioned. 



CRUSTACEA. 



Cheraphilus (Crangon) neglectus, G. O. Sars. — I 

 first noticed this species in November last, among 

 some other things dredged in East Loch Tarbert. 

 Since then I have also obtained it in Lochfyne, 

 both to the north and south of Tarbert, in from 

 about 3 to 10 fathoms. It comes very near to C. 

 fasciatus, Risso; but the rostrum, instead of being 

 truncate as in that species, is rounded. There are, 

 besides, some other points of difference. The Rev- 

 Canon Norman, F.L.S., says in reference to this 

 species: "This is the first time that C. neglectus 

 has been recognised in our fauna, though probably 

 Clyde specimens which liaA^e been called C. fasclatus 

 belong to it." 



ViRBius (Hippolyte) fasciger, p. H. Gosse.— This is 

 a very pretty species, and of frequent occurrence. 

 It is subject to considerable variation in the arrange- 

 ment of the colours, but is generally adorned with 

 a few brownish or reddish transverse bands. In 

 the more constant form a narrow dorsal line of a 

 dark brown colour extends from the head to the 

 tail ; and a narro^v ventral line of the same colour 

 meets the dorsal line at these extremities. These 

 lines follow the curvature of the body, widening 

 considerably near the middle ; and the intervening- 

 spaces are clear and almost transparent, so that at 

 a short distance one can scarcely get rid of the 

 idea that it is a skeleton and not a living creature 

 he is looking at. A marked i^eculiarity is the 



