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Plymouth. Common on weeds, especially Fucus, and on stones 

 on all shores. 



Salcombe. Common in dredge material from Salcombe Harbour 

 and the Kingsbridge Estuary (Journ. M.B.A., vol. 6, 1900, p. 199). 



Torquay. Very common on Fucus {Elwes, Journ. M.B.A., vol. 9, i9io, 



p. 66). 



Spirorbis spirillum Linnaeus : Caullery and Mesnil, Bull. Sci. France 

 et Belg. XXX. 1897, p. 198. 



Plymouth. Dredged by Crawshay at a number of positions 

 S.S.W. of the Eddystone in 42-51 fms. It occurred commonly on 

 Hydroids, especially on Sertularia ahietina (Journ. M.B.A., vol. 9, 1912, 

 p. 347). 



Torquay. On Sertularia ahietina thrown up on the shore {Ehves, 



Journ. M.B.A., vol. 9, 1910, p. 66). 



Protula tubularia (Montagu) : de St. Joseph, Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. 

 XVII. 1914, p. 362. 



Plymouth. Found on Mewstone Grounds, Rame-Eddystone 

 Grounds and Eddystone Grounds (r.a.t., e.j.a.). 



Dredged by Crawshay at four positions S.S.W. of the Eddystone 



in depths of 42-49 fms. (Journ. M.B.A., vol. 9, 1912, p. 347). 



Breeding. Females with ripe eggs from Eddystone Grounds in 

 June (a.j.s.)., August and September (c.s.). 



HERMELLID^. 



Sabellaria alveolata (Linnceus) : de St. Joseph, Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. 

 XVII. 1894, p. 160. 



Plymouth. Common attached to rocks on sandy shores at 

 "Whitsand Bay. | 



Exmouth. Very common at Orcombe Rocks at the mouth of 

 the estuary, forming the usual reef-like masses (Journ. M.B.A., voi. 6, 

 1902, p. 322). 



Torquay. Very common on all the Torquay coast {Elwes, Journ. 

 M.B.A., vol. 9, 1910, p. 66). 



Sabellaria spinulosa Leuckart : de St. Joseph, Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. 

 XVII. 1894, p. 154. 



Plymouth. Occasional specimens attached to shells, etc., from 

 all dredging grounds in the Sound, and from outside dredging and 

 trawling grounds to the Eddystone. 



Found in small numbers at many positions S.S.W. of the Eddy- 

 stone by Crawshay (Journ. M.B.A., vol. 9, 1912, p. 348). 



Breeding. May (w.g.) ; September (e.j.a.). 



Pallasia murata Allen : Journ. Mar. Biol. Assocn. vol. 7, 1904, p. 299. 

 Plymouth. Two or three specimens have been obtained from 



