BRITISH ZOOPHYTES. 159 



Genus YI. Geegoeia, Gosse. 

 Named after Mr. Gregor, of Banff. 



Body wall smootli, without suckers, with conspicuous 

 loopholes arranged longitudinally. Tentacles short, 

 blunt, not perfectly retractile. Mouth with two gonidial 

 grooves, each with a pair of small tubercles. Acontia 

 emitted sparsely. — Gossb. 



G. PENESTEATA, Oosse. " The Eyelet." 



Hab. : Banff (TF. Gregor). Height ^ in., diam. ^ in. 



Column green with purple lines. Tentacles red, 48 

 in three rows. 



This genus and species are very doubtful. They are 

 established by Mr. Gosse from a single specimen, 

 which Dr. Andres considers, both from its small size 

 and delicate structure, was probably an immature 

 form. 



Genus VII. Aiptasia, Gosse. (aet, always, Trerao), to 

 expand.) 



Body trumpet-shaped. Body wall corrugated, 

 pierced with cinclides. Tentacles in several rows, long, 

 lax, perforate at top. Acontia abundant. — Gosse. 



1. A. CoucHii, Forbes. "The Trumplet." Plate 

 XIII. fig. 3. 



(?) Actinia biserialia {Forbes, Cocks, G. J., D. L.), 

 Anthea Couchii {Coclzs), Aiptasia amacha (P. H. G.), 

 Dysactis biserialis [Milne Edwards). 



Hab. : Guernsey (Hilton), Falmouth (Hodges), Herm 

 (Whitchurch). Height 4 in., diam. | — | in. 



Colour. Orange-buff with faint lines. Disc iron- 

 grey with pale greyish-blue radii. Tentacles sepia- 

 brown. 



