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when contracted it is like a little rough wart. Its colour 
white; it has four rows of tentacula; lips bright yellow. 
(W. P. Cocks.) 
9. AcTINIA ANGUICOMA, J. Price. 
Hab. In the Menai Straits, near Bangor, J. Price. 
This, as described by Mr. Price in Dr. Johnston’s ‘ History,’ 
and figured, reminds me much of an Actinia which I once 
saw at Lamlash, in the island of Arran. I was much struck 
with the length of the creature, when compared with its 
breadth ; but as I was just leaving the island, I had not time 
to become acquainted with its history, and though imbedded 
in sand, the sand was mixed with stones, closely jammed 
together, so that I could not get it out to carry it along 
with me. Mr. Price gives a full description, from which I 
shall extract only a little. “‘ Diameter of the base is an inch ; 
the height from half an inch to five and a half inches. 
Presents by turns the two extremes of the greatest cylin- 
drical length I have ever seen in any Actinia, and the most 
abject flatness. The former state is constant at night, and 
may be induced by artificial darkness in an hour or two.” 
Dr. Johnston’s figure (48) reminds one of a cylindrical 
monumental pillar surmounted by an abundant collection oi 
serpents: these snake-hke tentacula are about fifty in number. 
