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ten irregularlj^ and phantastically branched, the branches being 

 sliort and given oif at varions angles. The polypite is very small 

 in comparison with that of T. coronata, but biillant as others of 

 its tribe « equal in lùchness to the Guernsey Lily » according 

 to Ellis and the gonophores are borne in shortly stalked 

 clusters. 



The tubes of T. larynx are on the whole less slender than those 

 of T. coronafa, but its dehcate Httle tufts contrast strongly with 

 the tall complicated masses of the latter species. 



Hab. — Common between tide marks and ranging to deep 

 water. Near the opening of the Thames, adhering to other marine 

 bodies and often to the bottom of ships (Ellis) : From brackish 

 water to 50 fathoms .... etc. etc. 



Mediteranean (Pallas) Mouth of the Elbe (Kirchenpauer); 

 Grand Manan (Stimpson). » 



« 3. T. coronata Abildgaard. Plate XXI, Fig. 2. 



Syn. : Tiihularia larynx var. /3. JoJwstofi, Brit. Z. 



Tuhularia f/raciUs Harvey, Johnston, B. Z. 



Stems clustered, very slender, irregularly branched, of a light 

 straw colour, smooth or somewhat wrinkled with occasional rin- 

 ged spaces. Polypites large, bright orange red ; Gonophores on 

 nmch-branched peduncles, forming large chisters, oval with 4 

 small tubercles at the ui)per extremity when mature. 



Height 3— 3V. inches. 



This species grows in complicated masses, formed of very slen- 

 der, light coloured, interlacing tubes. The stems are often much 

 and irregularly branched, especially towards the lower extremity. 

 They are for the most part perfectly smooth, but hère and there 

 a few distinct annulations occur, and there is sometimes a good 

 deal of obscure wrinkling. The polypites are large and handsome, 

 and the long branched chisters of gonophores with their red cen- 

 tres form a conspicuous feature. 

 ^ This species bas been fully investigated by van Beneden. 



