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months in spirit), the complete animal appears to be of con- 

 siderable dimensions. 



Pholo'e minuta, Fabricius. 

 Pholoe inornata, Johns. 

 Mentioned by Carrington * as having been very rarely 

 found on the sands at Southport. It was not found by the 

 L. M. B. C, although, it is true, comparatively little shore 

 work was done on the expeditions. 



Sigalion sp. (?). 



Carrington (loc, cit.), describes a Sigalion as having been 

 found at Southport (Sigalion Carriiigtonii, C. H. Brown), 

 which does not however seem to be recognised by subsequent 

 authors. 



Family. — NEPTHYiDiE. 



Nepthys longisetosa. Oersted. 



Nepthys hombergii, Aud. & M. Edw. 



One specimen of this form was dredged off Hilbre Island. 

 It is a native of the Mediterranean and the North Sea, and 

 has been found at Hilbre, and recorded by Byerley under the 

 synonym of Nepthys hombergii. 



A small fragment of a worm, which was, by its spines, 

 referred to this species, was obtained at Port Erin. 



Carrington records N, hombergii, from Southport Sands. 



Nepthys margaritacea, Sars. 

 Recorded by Carrington from Southport. 



Family. — PnYLLODociDiE. 



Eulalia viridis, 0. F. Miiller. 

 A small specimen of this species was obtained in the 

 " Hysena " Expedition, off Grreat Ormes Head. The pro- 

 boscis was very long and fully everted. The specimen 

 * Proc. Manch. Lit. and Phil., 1865. 



