ZOOPHYTES. 



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the first series of tentacles of the usual brown colour, with 

 about four faintly marked whitish specks on the inner surface. 

 The second series were uniformly brown. 



Order II. Alcyonaria. 



Fam. Pennatulidae. 



Genus Pennatula, L. 



Pennatula pliosphorea, L. ; Johnst. Brit. Zooph. 

 p. 157, fig. 35. 

 Abundant on muddy ground in deep water, and often 

 brought up on the lines of the fishermen. 



Genus Vikgularia, Lamek. 

 Virgularia mirabilis, L. ; Johnst. Brit. Zooph. p. 161, pi. 30. 

 Occasionally in the stomach of the cod. 



Fam. Alcyoniadae. 



Genus Alcyonium, L. 



Ahyonium digitatum, L. ; Johnst. Brit. Zooph. 

 p. 174, pi. 34. 

 [Plate VH. figs. 8 to 12.] 

 Abundant in deep water, as well as in small patches on 

 rocks and stones between tide-marks. Often thrown in large 

 quantities on the West Sands after storms, attached to various 

 submarine structures. 



Colony of Toimg Actinoloba dianthw 



