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THE FAUNA OF THE SALCOMBE ESTUARY. 



Western Shore. Salcombe Town to Gazebo (under Marine Hotel). 



August lUh, 1900, tide 

 August 27th, 1900, tide 

 October Uth, 1900, tide 



[Shore collecting: June 15th, 1900, tide 14 ft. 10 in. 



15 ft. 4in. ; August 25th, 1900, tide 14 ft. 6 in. 

 14 ft. 11 in.; October 9th, 1900, tide 16 ft. 6 in. 



16 ft. 4 in.] 



List of Species. 



ACTINOZOA. 



Sagartia l)ellis. Not uncommon, but not in the profusion found in the Kings- 

 bridge estuary. 

 Cerianthus ?p. General in the zostera Ijanks. 



ECHINODERMA. 



Synapta inhferens. Not iincommon in the zostera banks. 

 Ophiocnida bracliiata. One in the zostera bank.s. 



NEMERTINA. 

 Linens bilineatus. One. 



GEPHYREA. 



Phascolosoma pellucidum. Fairly common in the zostera banks. 



POLYCHiETA. 



Lepidonotus squamatus. One on zostera 



bank. 

 Gattyana cirrosa. Common ; commensal 



in tubes of Amphitrite Johnstoni. 

 Lepidasthenia argus. Not luicommon; 

 commensal in the tubes of Amphi- 

 trite Eclwardsi. 

 Marphysa Bellii. One specimen found. 

 !Maclovia iricolor. One. 

 Lumbriconereis Latreillii. Common 



in zostera banks. 

 Nereis cultrifera. Very common ; sev- 

 eral in Heteronereis condition, 

 June 15th and August 11th. 

 „ longissima. One or two each day. 

 „ irrorata. Moderately common 

 in the gravel above the zostera 

 bed.s. Heteronereis stage, 

 October 11th. 

 Nephthys Hombergii. 



„ caeca. 

 Glycera convoluUi. One small one only 



found. 

 Goniada maculata. Three specimens. 



Audouinia tentaculata. Plentiful in 



muddy sand and gravel at higher 



tidal levels. 

 Spio seticornis. Very common in the 



gravel at higher tidal levels. 

 Nerine cirratulus. One. 

 Scoloplos armiger. One or two. 

 Notoraastus latericeus. Moderately 



plentiful in zostera banks. 

 Arenicola marina. Common. 

 Clymene sp. Two species, at present 



undetermined, were not uncommon. 

 Chsetopterus variopedatus. One in 



zostera bank. 

 Amphitrite Edwardsi. Not uncommon 

 at a slightly higher tidal 

 level than A. Johnstoni. 

 „ Johnstoni. Moderately 



common. 

 Lanice conchilega. Abundant on sand 



below Gazebo. 

 Melinna adriatica. Not uncommon in 



zostera banks. 



