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2. Opposite Fleshwick beach, 12 fathoms : Palmipes 

 viemhranaceiLS, Solaster papposus, Aporrhais p)es-pelicani 

 (a very large number, all ahve), Lejmdogaster himaculatus, 



3. North side of Fleshwick Bay, 15 fathoms : Solaster 

 papposus, Plumularia pinnata, Eudejidrm77i capillare^ 

 Palmicellaria skenei (new to the district), Scaphander lig^ 

 nai'ius, Ascidia virginea. 



4. Same hne, a little further out : Pahnipes meinhra- 

 naceus, Ajjorrhais pes-pelicani, Eugijra glutinans. 



5. Across mouth of Port Erin Bay, from near Bradda 

 Head to breakwater, bottom gravel and weeds : Adamsia 

 palliata, Eupagurus prideauxii, Ophioglypha albida 

 (spawning), Memhranipora imhellis, M. dumerilii, Mucro- 

 nellaventricosa, M. variolosa, Stomatopora granulata, S. 

 major, Lepralia pertusa, Schizoporella linearis. Three 

 varieties of the last species were found (1) var. with 

 abortive cells having ovicells, (2) var. with avicularia on 

 the top of blunt umbones, (3) var. approaching cruciferay 

 but with a spine on the ovicell. 



VI. June 17-19. The Committee hired the steam 

 trawler ' Lady Loch ' for June 18, and having favourable 

 weather were able to work out to the depression between 

 the Isle of Man and Ireland (see chart, PI. II., and sec- 

 tion). Two or three hauls were taken at each of the 

 following : — 



1. Six miles N.W. of Port Erin, 33 fathoms, sandy 

 mud : Found Brissopsis lyrifera, Alcyonidium gelatinosum, 

 Porania pidvillus, Adamsia palliata, Palmipes membra- 

 naceus, Scalpellum vulgare on Antennularia. 



2. Eight miles N.W. of Port Erin, 40 fathoms, mud : 

 Found Calocaris macandreoe, Hyalinoecia tubicola, &c. 



3. Eleven miles N.W. of Port Erin, 50 fathoms, mud : 

 Sagartia herdmani (on Tiirritella shells, see fig. 2, p. 22), 

 Pantlialis oerstedi, Lipobranchius Jeffrey sii, Bougahwillea 

 muscus. 



