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use of the laboratory for their own purposes which did not 

 include the prosecution of research, have of necessity left 

 no record requiring publication. 



Amongst some of the other noteworthy forms found at 

 Port Erin or in the neighbourhood by workers at the 

 station during the summer may be noted : — Foraminifera, 

 Astrorhiza limicola, dredged off Port Erin, Haliphysema 

 tumanoioiczii, off Port St. Mary. The interesting Tubi- 

 colous Infusorian Follicidina mjipulla is abundant in 

 pools close to the Biological Station. Two species ol 

 Lucernarians are not unconnnon, near breakwater on the 

 south side of Port Erin bay; also Adamsia palliata with 

 Pagurus prideauxii, and many other anemones. Con- 

 volitta, and various other Turbellaria, are found in shore 

 pools close to the laboratory, and amongst sea-weeds in 

 other parts of the bay, while various rarer forms have been 

 dredged by Mr. Gamble, further out, e.g. off Bradda Head, 

 and in Bay Fine. Cephalothrix hioculata is in the Coral- 

 line pools, and Dinophilus tcBniatus, while a species of 

 Spadella is found round the shore. Antedon rosaceus, the 

 rosy feather star, is dredged close to Port Erin, it is usually 

 infested with Myzostomum. Mr. Beaumont obtained 20 

 specimens of Myzostovium from one Antedon. Porania 

 p)idvillus and Palmipes menihranaceus are not uncommon 

 in the deeper water off Port Erin, and Ocniis hrunneus has 

 been taken. Pleurohranchus menihranaceus is found in 

 shore pools at Poolvaash near Port St. Mary. Aplysia 

 punctata is common outside the breakwater and in Bay 

 Fine, and also the interesting Ascidian Gorella parallelo- 

 gramma. Doto pinnatifida (two specimens on Antenn- 

 ularia, dredged Sept. 14th,) Triopa claviger, Goniodoris 

 casta nea, Liniapontla nigra, Bunclna coro)iata, and 

 Actoionia corrugata, were all obtained ; and also the fol- 

 lowing other Mollusca, Pandora incsquivalvis, Lima 



