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Heliactis miniata, Gosse (1853). 

 Saga/rtia miniata, Gosse and others. 



The Menai Straits and Hilbre Island are given by Gosse 

 as localities for this species, but no specimens have been 

 found there by members of the Committee. 



Heliactis venusta, Gosse (1854). 

 Sagartia venusta, Gosse. 



This species was obtained in the vicinity of the Calf of 

 Man, by Professor Herdman, in August last. It is also 

 recorded from Puffin Island by Gosse. on the authority of 

 Mr. E. L. Williams. 



Cylista viduata, Miiller (1776). 

 Sagartia viduata, Gosse. 



This is a species which is recorded by Gosse as abundant, 

 in the Menai Straits, and also as occurring at Puffin Island, 

 and at the mouth of the Kiver Dee, but which, so far as can 

 be ascertained, has not been procured during the expeditions 

 of the Marine Biology Committee. It was found at Beaumaris 

 on August 13th, 1881, by Mr. A. 0. Walker. 



Cylista undata, Miiller (1788). 



Sagartia troglodytes, Johnston (1847). 



Kecorded by Gosse as occurring in the Menai Straits 

 and the estuary of the Mersey, and at Birkenhead, Hilbre 

 Island, Morecambe Bay, and the Isle of Man. Recorded by 

 Byerley as having been found upon the Leasowe Shore and 

 near Egremont Slip. Mr. Byerley {Fauna, p. 106), gives an 

 account of the habits of this species in captivity. 



This species was found very abundantly during one of the 

 shore expeditions of the Marine Biology Committee to Hilbre 

 Island, but out of a very large number of individuals collected 

 and observed, very few differed from the type form as described 

 by Gosse (var. scolopacina) . Several specimens were noticed 



