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Genus III. Sagaktia, Gosse. 



Named after the Sagartians, a race described by 

 Herodotus. 



Column smooth without suckers, perforated with 

 cinclides scattered all over, but especially on the upper 

 portion. Tentacles moderately numerous, short, smooth, 

 retractile, more or less conical, and set close to the 

 margin of the disc. Disc concave. Acontia present. 



1. S. ICHTHYSTOMA, Gosse. "The Fish-mouth Ane- 

 mone." 



Hab. : Weymouth. Height : button ^ in., expanded 

 diam. f in. 



Colour. (a) Stibista : Brownish-scarlet, with pale 

 fawn disc and pellucid white marginal tentacles, with 

 two narrow black bars at base. Lip scarlet, (b) As- 

 timma : Disc olive-grey. Lips brick-red. 



Tentacles minute in three rows close to the extremity 

 of the disc. 



Described by Mr. Gosse from two specimens ob- 

 tained at Weymouth. 



2. S. SPHYKODETA, GossB. '^The Sandalled Ane- 

 mone." 



Actinia Candida (P. E. G), S. Candida (P. E. G.). 



Hab. : Guernsey, Ilfracombe {P.H.G.), Hilbre Island 

 [JE. L. Willia^ns). Height and diam. ^ in. 



Colour. (a) Candida : Opaque white with drab 

 lines, disc opaque white with pellucid white radii. 

 Tentacles ivory-white, surrounded at base by a narrow 

 ring of jpurple which passes in a wavy line to the 

 margin, (b) Xanthosis : Disc yellow to vermillion. 



There are about 48 tentacles in four rows, diminish- 

 ing in size towards the margin of the disc. " The 



