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ture scarcely marginate, branches given off from the sides of 

 the cells (B. M. P., plate v, fig. 3). 



Var. (3. gracilis. Zooecia very slender and elongate, 

 tubular below and enlarged above. 



While examining the material dredged by Professor 

 Herdman last summer about the south-west coa^t of the Isle 

 of Man, I came across some forms of this species which were 

 very much more elongated than the forms described and 

 figured in the B. M. P. 



This character held for a great number of specimens, and 

 it may be well to class them as a distinct variety, (y) 

 elongata, of which I give a figure. (See Plate III, fig. 1.) 



Var. a. repens was dredged by Mr. Hincks off the 

 Maughold Head, near Ramsey, "where it is common, and 

 spreads in rather large dendritic patches over oysters and 

 other shells." 



Bangor, Rhyl (Shrubsole). Beaumaris (Walker). Holy- 

 head (Higgin). 



Genus Gemellaria, Savigny. 

 Syn. Crisia (sp.) Lamx., Lamk. 



This genus only includes one British species. 

 Gemellaria loricata, Linn. 



Gemellaria loricata, Johnston, B. Z. ; Alder. 

 Cellaria loriculata, Ellis & Sol. ; Lamk. 

 Found in great abundance on the Lancashire coast at 

 Lytham, &c. Llandudno (Hincks). Rhyl (Shrubsole). Puffin 

 Island (Walker). Hilbre I. (Lomas). 



Dredged in the '' Merry Andrew" Expedition (May 9th), 

 (ten to eleven fathoms), at Hilbre Swash. 



Family III. — Cellulariid^e. 

 Syn. Cellularidte. (part). Johnst., Brit. Zooph. 

 Cellulariada, Busk, B. M. Gat. 

 CabereaxlcB, id. ibid. 

 Cellulariea (part), Smitt. 



