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three species of Foraininifera new to the district obtained, 

 along with many other species, from the mud at 60 fms., 

 one, Lagena hertivigiana, is new to British seas. 



The Zoophytes from these various hauls have been 

 examined by Miss L. K. Thornely, who reports 38 species 

 in all, including the following seven which are new to the 

 district : — Campanularia raridentata, Lafoea fruticosa, 

 Calycella fastigiata, Guspidella grandls, G. costata, Hale- 

 cium muricatum and Sertidarella tenella. The Polyzoa 

 collected during this day represent 57 species, from which 

 Miss Thornely reports three, Hippothoa flagellum, Mem- 

 hranipora trifolium and Schizoporella simplex, as being 

 new to our district, and two, Schizoporella linearis and 

 Stomatopora gramdata, new to the Isle of Man lists. 



On the following day (June 6th) on the way back to 

 Liverpool dredging from the ' Mallard,' was conducted at 

 the following places : — 



1. Twenty miles South East from Port St. Mary, 26 

 fms. : good productive ground, large haul : — Suherites 

 domuncida, Spongelia fragilis, Lafoea pygmcea* and Plii- 

 midaria frutescens* (altogether 25 species of Zoophytes, 

 and 24 species of Polyzoa), Cucumaria hyndmani, 

 Antedon rosacea, A mjjJuicra chiajii, Clavelina lepadiformis, 

 Corella parallelogramma. 



2. Twenty-five miles South East from Port St. Mary, 

 23 fms., large haul : — Cellaria fistidosa, Sertidaria oper- 

 culata, Antedon rosacea, Carinella linearis, Omiphis con- 

 cJdlega, Diastylis hiplicata, Forbesella tessellata, Cyntlua 

 echinata. 



3. Twenty miles North West from Liverpool bar, 18 

 fms., poor haul. 



4. Fifteen miles North West from the bar, 16 fms., 

 poor haul. 



