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Hilbre Island, and dredged at "various points around the coast. 

 It has been found at Formby Point by Mr. Morton. 



Ophioglypha albida, Forbes (sp). 



Ophiura albida, Forbes, Wern. Trans., vol. viii, p. 125, pi. 4, 

 figs. 5, 6 ; British Star Fishes, p. 27 ; Lutken, Addit. ad 

 Hist., part i, p. 39, pi, 1, figs. 2a, b 



Ophioglypha albida, Lyman, III. Cat. Mus. Com]). ZooL, No. I, 

 p. 49, 1805 ; Ludwig, " Anatomie der Ophiuren," Zeits. filr 

 Wissen. Zoologie, vol. xxxi, p. 241 ; Echin. des Mittel- 

 meeres, p. 547. 



This species, associated with the foregoing, occurs in 

 great numbers in the Menai Straits, where it was dredged 

 during the cruise of the " Hyaena," on May 24th. It was 

 also dredged in August, from a depth of twelve fathoms, ojBf 

 Port Erin, Isle of Man ; bottom gravel and stones ; and 

 from depths varying from ten to twenty fathoms, off 

 Spanish Head and Port St. Mary to The Calf, Isle of Man ; 

 bottom chiefly nuUipore and gravel. Also obtained off Pen- 

 maenmawr. Byerley {loc. cit.) records it as occurring in 

 deep water about the mouth of the Dee and north of Wirral. 



Ophiopholis acideata, Ketzius (sp). 



Asterias aculeata, Retzius, Asteria Gen., p. 240, 1783. 

 Ophiojjholis aculeata, Gray, Rad. Animals Brit. Mus., p. 25, 



1848 ; Lutken, Addit. ad Hist., part i, p. 60, pi. 2, figs. 15, 10. 

 Ophiocoma bellis. Forbes, Wern. Mem., vol. viii, p. 126; British 



Star Fishes, p. 63. 

 Ophiopholis bellis, Lyman, Ul. Cat. Mus. Camp. Zool., No. I, 



p. 96, pi. 1, figs. 4-6. 

 Polypholis echinata (?), Duncan, Journ. Linn. Soc, vol. xv, 



p. 73, pi. 3 (young). 



Specimens of this species were dredged in August, off 

 Port Erin, Isle of Man ; depth twelve fathoms ; bottom 

 gravel and stones ; also off Port St. Mary, from a depth of 

 twenty fathoms. 



