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ECHINODERMA. 



Synapta iulioerens. Not iiucominou in the zostera Ijauks. 



Opliiocnida bracliiata. Common in zosteia banks neai' low-water mark. None 



found in free sand. 

 Echinoeardium cordatum. Very common in the sand between Millbay and the 



zostera Imnks, Only two or three small ones were taken in the 



zostera banks themselves. 



NEMERTINA. 



Linens bilineatus. Common in sand with a little zostera. 

 Carinella superba. Not uncommon in the zostera banks. 



GEPHYREA. 



Phascolosoma vulgare. One specimen only. 



„ pellucid um. Very common in zostera banks. 



POLYCH.ETA. 



Aphrodite aculeata. One only, about 



1 inch long. 

 Lepidasthenia argus. One in Amphi- 



trite burrow. 

 Sthenelais boa. Several. 

 Marjjhysa sanguinea. 

 Maclovia iricolor. Two or three only. 

 Nereis cultrifera. Not uncommon in 

 zostei'a banks. 

 „ longissima. One or two only. 

 „ irrorata. One only, exact locality 



not recorded. 

 „ diversicolor. Not frequent. 

 ,, fucata. One, probably from shell 

 inhabited by hermit crab. 

 Neplithys Hombergii. Small specimens 

 common in the tine sand 

 free from zostera, large ones 

 in the zostera banks. 

 „ CEEca. A number of large 

 specimens found. 

 Glycera convoluta. A few onlj'. 



Goiiiada maculata. Two specimens. 

 Magelona jDapillicornis. Several from 



Millbay sand. 

 Nerine conicocephala. One only found. 

 Scoloplos armiger. In the fine sand. 

 Notomastus latericeus. In the zostera 



bank; moderately frequent, but 



generally small. 

 Arenicola marina. Common ; very large 



at low-water mark. 

 Clymene sp. Three different species 



were found, two of them being 



common. 

 Owenia fusiformis. Three specimens 



in clean, fine sand at Millbay. 

 Amphitrite Edwardsi. One. 

 Lanice conchilega. Common in sand 



at Millbay. 

 Melinna adriatica. A few in muddy 



sand at north end of zostera banks. 

 Myxicola infundibulum. A few speci- 

 mens seen on the zostera bank. 



CRUSTACEA. 



Carcinus mrenas. A few. 



Gebia stellata. Common in zostera banks 



andinmuddysandtothenorthofthem. 

 Eupagurus Bernhardus. Small ones 



fiequent below low-water mark. 



Crangon vulgaris. Common below low- 



A\'ater mark. 

 Palcemon serratus. Common amongst 



zostera below low-water mark. 



