^gg Ascidiae simpiices. 



Distril). : Maria Europae septemtrionalis. 



Habit. : ^Mecliterraneum'" (Targioni-Tozzetti) ; litora Galliae (Savigxy), 

 Banyuls (Lahille), lit. Provinciae, 10 — 40 m (^Roile), Marseille, regio Positlo- 

 niarum, 10 — 25, rade du Prado, 30 — 60 m, Chateau dlf, 100—200 m (Marion); 

 Nizza (Risso); Napoli (Delle Chiaje, Costa, Philippi, Traustedt); Taranto 

 (0. G. Costa); Adria (Heller), Portore, Lussin, Val d"Arclie, Lussin piccolo, 

 Crivizza (Grube). 



Nom. vulg. : Marseille: Vioulet rouje s. Pero de mar (RouleI: 0. G. Costa 

 dicit Tarentinos ('//nfhiani mugnam (?) „Borsone'' nouiinare. 



m 4. Cynthia corallina Roule. Siphones approximati, in parte libera 

 striis 4 flavis notati; tunica niamillata (sine scutellis); tentacula coronaria brevia, 

 lata, pinnulis raris primariis; glandulae genitales binae, lobi earum dentibus 

 etterentibus discretis muniti; coccinea. — Alt. 3"), long. 25 mm. 



Habit.: Litora Provinciae in fundis coralligenis, 35 — 70 m prof. (Roule). 



5. C. momus Sav. „Corpus sphaericum, subtiliter verrucosum, albidum 

 aut aurantium aut carneum; orificia prominentia, tubos cylindricos referentia, 

 canaliculis quatuor notata, oriticia ipsa quadriradiata, vivide rubra. Magnit. 

 1 — 2 pollic.'' (Savigxy, gall.). 



Distrib.: j\Iare rubrum, Suez, atlanticum, fretuni britannicum. 



Habit. : Litora Galliae: Banjnils, Collioure, Cette (Lacaze-Duthiers); Adria: 

 Quarnero (Grube). 



Microcosmus Heller. TentaaiJa ramosa; saccus hranckiaJis jj//r/s j>/»r/^»s 

 qnam qtiati(i>r munitHs; (amiiia dorsalis marf/iiie Jaevi inteijro, non cJenticnJato; pars 

 anterior intestini Jaqucum aniiustum cJausnm in Jatere sinistro formans; orcjana (jenc- 

 rationis in nfroqiie Jafere, sinistrum partim supra intestinum. 



1. M. vulgaris Hellee {Cynthia microcosmus Sav., Cuv. [Asc.], autt. p, p., 

 '^' Ci/nthia scrotum D. Ch. ex opin. Roule). Corpus magnum, oblongum, basi aftixum; 

 pallium coriaceum, rugosuni, saepe corpusculis extraneis tectum, fuscum aut griseo- 

 fuscum, oriticia rubra, lineis 4 longitudinalibiis albis; oriticia siphonibus longis 

 amplis insidentia; tentacula 20 — 30, quorum I2longiora, bipinnata; saccus bran- 

 chialis plicis 7 longis; areolae parvae, spiraculis duplo longioribus quam latioribus, 

 denis; lamina dorsalis margine integro. — Alt. 40, long. 50 — 00 mm. 



Distrib. : Litora Magnae Britanniae et Galliae. 



Habit.: Litora Galliae mediterr. (Roule), Banj^uls (Lahille), Marseille 

 (Lacaze-Duthiers), bassin national, rade de Prado, 30 — 60 m, Large de Mejean 

 (Makion); Napoli (Delle Chia.te, Philippi, Heller , Traustedt); Taranto 

 (Targioni-Tozzetti); Adria: Trieste, Lesina, Lissa, Curzola, Lagosta, Ragusa 

 (Heller), Trieste, Neresine, Lussin (Gruhe). 



Nom. vulg. : Marseille: Vioulets, Bichus, Bitotches (Laoaze-Duthiers), 

 Vioulets (^Iarhin). 



2. M. polymorphus Heller (yCi/nthia scrotum D. Ch.). Corpus oblongum, 

 inter oriticia sul)compressum; pallium coriaceum, molle, rugosum, hic et illic 

 eminentiis fasciculatis, saepe corporibus extraneis tectum, hepaticum, oriflcia car- 

 nea: oriticium branchialo anticum, cloacale pone mcdium dorsum retrorsum dii'cctum, 

 siphunibus brcvibus rcti:utilil)us; tentacula 16, bipinnata; saccus bianchialis plicis 

 septem, areohu? magnae ferc (juintuplo latiores quani longiores. spiraculis 16 — 2(»-nis; 

 lamina dorsalis marginc integro. — Alt. 30 — ^50 mm, long. 40 inm. 



D i s t r i b. : Mare Australiae. 



Habit. : Marseille, 6 — 40 m prof. (Roule); Napoli (Delle Chiaje, Hellek, 

 Tkaustedt); Adria (Hellek). 



