EOLIS. > fee 
a Lucernaria, and I have found the largest of our 
native species, 4. papillosa, eagerly gnawing the 
tentacles of Actinie more bulky than itself. 
One of the most lovely of the species is the 
Crowned Eolis (Z. coronata), which is seattered 
over most parts of our rocky shores; I have taken 
it in considerable number at Babbicombe, Devon, 
and likewise at Weymouth, clinging to the under 
surface of flat stones at extreme low water. When 
the stone is turned over, an inexperienced collector 
might readily overlook it, for it takes the appearance 
THE CROWNED EOLIS. 
of a shapeless knob of jelly about as large as a pea. 
On detaching it, however, and dropping it intoa glass 
of clear sea-water, its beauty becomes apparent. It 
quickly unfolds itself into a slender, tapering animal, 
about an inch long, and of a clear pellucid appear- 
ance, tinged with pink. The papille are arranged 
in six or seven clusters on each side; they are 
slender, with the central canal of a rich crimson 
hue, the surface reflecting a brilliant metallic blue, 
and the tips opaque white. The tints of these 
organs are exceedingly beautiful; and as the animal 
