92 A MANUAL 



ferous filaments from pores ; nettling-threads short, 

 densely armed with a brush of hairs; tentacles 

 conical. 



S. viduata = anguicoma. 



,5 troglodytes. 



„ aurora. 



„ Candida. 



„ rosea. 



„ nivea. 



„ venusta. 



„ parasitica. 



„ bellis. 



„ dianthus." 

 Corresponding with Group III. 

 I am at a loss to know what is here meant by the 

 statement that this group is " without a skin," unless 

 the phrase allude to the " lohed skin" which the 

 author describes (four lines above this remark) as 

 being a characteristic of the genus C apnea. As I 

 have said, I believe that this genus Sagartia pos- 

 sesses warts exactly similar to those of Bunodes in 

 all respects except size and distribution ; and I also 

 believe that the pores from which the threads pro- 

 ceed are not the warts to which I allude. By " cap- 

 suliferous filaments" are meant the missile filaments 

 previously spoken of, and they are called capsuli- 

 ferous, because they bear the capsules or spike-cases. 

 The nettling-threads or spikes are stated to be 

 densely armed with a brush of hairs : this is not 



