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Aetea anguina^ Linnaeus. 



Anguinaria spatulata, Lamk., A7i. s. Vert. (ed. 2) ii, 196. Busk, 

 Trans. Micr Soc. for 1849, 123, pi. i, figs. 7, 8. Johnston, 

 B. Z., (ed 2), 290, pi. i. figs. 7, 8. 



Found in great abundance on Hydrozoans cast up on 

 shore at West Kirby (Lomas) ; also occurs at Ramsay, Isle of 

 Man, and Llandudno (Hincks). Holyhead (Higgins). 



Aetea recta, Hincks. 



Hippothoa sica, Johnston, B. Z. (ed. 2) 292. 



Smitt {(Efvers K. Vel-akadf Forhandl, 1867), regards 

 this as a variety of A, anguina. 



Occurs in the Isle of Man (Hincks). Dredged in con- 

 siderable abundance by Professor Herdman, off Port Erin, 

 (ten to fifteen fathoms). 



Aetea tru7icata, Landsborough. 



Anguinaria truncata, Landsb. (Bop. Hist. Brit. Zoojyh., 288). 



Common in the Isle of Man, on oyster-shells (Hincks). 

 Erect and composite forms near Port Erin (ten to fifteen 

 fathoms), on sea-weed. 



Family II. — Eucratiid^. 



Genus Eucratea, Lamouroux. 

 Syn. Sertularia (part). Linn. 

 Scruparia, Busk. 



Only two species have been described belonging to this 

 genus, E. ambigua, D'Orb., a native of South America, and 

 E, chelata, abundant in Australia and Europe. 



Eucratea chelata, Linn. 



Scruparia ehelata, Busk, B. M. Cat, i, 29. 



In the British Marine Polyzoa Mr. Hincks describes two 

 varieties of this species : — 



Var. «. repens. Zooecia decumbent and adnate ; aper- 



