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Desmacidonid sponge (the Halicliondria expansa of Bow- 

 erbank) which is new to the district, and probably 

 belongs to the genus Amphilectus, ten species of Zoo- 

 phytes and fourteen species of Polyzoa, Pinnotheres 

 vetenim, Lima hians, Psammohia tellinellaj Ascidia 

 mentida, dec. 



2. Off Garwick Head, 4—12 fms., " Melobesia " bottom. 

 Several hauls. Aglaophenia pluma and seven other species 

 of Zoophytes, Amathia lendigera, Ehalia cranchii, 

 Podocerus lierdmani, n. sp. 



3. LaxeyBay, 8 fms., " Zostera" bed. 

 Gampanularia angidata, Clijtia johnstoni, Antenniilaria 

 antennina and Sertidaria polyzonias, Cerapiis difformiSy 

 Membranipora spinifera* and six other species of Polyzoa, 

 Compound Ascidians, Pectunculus glijcimeris (large, alive). 



The Ascidians dredged in this expedition yielded a 

 number of parasitic Copepoda amongst which were 

 Botachus cylindratus, NotopteropJiorus papilio,Doropygus 

 pulex and D. poricauda, Notodelphis allmani and Ascidi- 

 cola rosea. 



On this occasion a specimen of the somewhat uncommon 

 fish Midler's Top-knot [Zeugopterus pimctatus) was 

 obtained at Port Erin. It had been caught by a net close 

 to the shore, and was kindly brought to the laboratory by 

 Mr. John Costain. 



Publications, &c. 



Since the last annual report, the third volume of the 

 *' Fauna of Liverpool Bay" has been published (July, 

 1892). It contains papers on the marine Algae, Porifera, 

 Annelids, Crustacea, Mollusca, Tunicata, and other 

 groups, and is illustrated by twenty-three plates and a 

 chart. As is stated in the introduction to the volume, the 

 additional species recorded in the various papers now 

 brings the number of marine animals and plants known 



