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being new records to the district ; the tunicata Molgula 

 citrma, Styela grossularia, Ascidia venosa, A. virgiiieay 

 and A. plebeia, Botryllus scJdosseri, B. violaceus, B. 

 smaragclus, Distomum ruhrum, Amaroucium proliferwn, 

 A. argus, LeptocUmtm maculatum, and Didemnum gela- 

 tinosum, Botrylloides ruhrum, B. leachii, B. albicans ; 

 and the polyzoa Ghorizopora hrogniartii, Gylindrcecium 

 dilatatum, Smittia trispinosa, Diastopora suborbicularis, 

 M tea recta, 2^wdi Alcyonidium mamillatum which is new 

 to the district. 



IV. April 28 to May 1. During two of these days the 

 Committee had the use of the Lancashire sea-fisheries 

 steamer ' John Fell.' On one day dredging was carried 

 on in shallow w^ater along the shore about Fleshwick Bay 

 to the north of Port Erin ; while on the other day advan- 

 tage was taken of the fine weather to run out to the deep 

 water halfway to Ireland, and work inwards. Hauls were 

 taken at the following localities : — 



1. Fourteen miles north-west of Port Erin, 79 fathoms, 

 mud ; Found Galocaris Macandrew, Lipobrancliius Jeff- 

 rey sii, Bissoa abyssicola, Nucula sulcata, &c. 



2. Ten miles north-west of Port Erin, 50 fathoms, mud : 

 Found Brissopsis lijrifera (in quantity), dx. 



3. Nine miles west of Contrary Head, 46 fathoms : 

 Found Gyclostrema millepunctatum, Bissoa soluta and B. 

 cancellata, Eulima bilineata, dx. 



4. Six miles west of Contrary Head, 37 fathoms : 

 Thy one raphajius, Oscanius memhrajiaceus, Alcyonidiu^n 

 mamUlatum, Gellepora dicJiotoma, and Pedicellina gracilis. 



5. Four miles west of Dalby, 25 fathoms ; bottom dead 

 shells, &c. : Found Forbesella tessellata, Stichaster roseus, 

 Palmipes mevibranaceus, Diphasia pinaster, Eudendrium 

 rameum, Scalpellum vulgar e, Becten 7naximtis and P. 

 opercularis in great abundance, 



