BRITISH ZOOPHYTES. 161 



species Bunodes coronata of Gosse, wliicli lias a deci- 

 duous epidermis, and, therefore, properly belongs to 

 the present sub-family. 



Genus I. Phellia, Gosse. ((peWo<;, the cork-tree.) 



Body wall as above described. Tentacles small, in 

 rows of twelve. 



1. P. MUROcmcTA, Gosse. " The Walled Corklet." 

 Hab. : Torquay {F. H. G.), Height ^ in., diam. of 



column ^ in. 



Colour. Epidermis dense. Column grey, speckled 

 with white, and without warts. Disc buff, with white 

 star. Tentacles dark brown, with three narrow white 

 rings. 



The epidermis is roughened by the addition of par- 

 ticles of foreign matters. 



This species is very small, and Mr. Gosse tells us 

 that it was discovered by his little son, who detected 

 the tiny atom on one of the fragments of rock his 

 father had brought home. 



Though small it is very beautiful. The tentacles 

 number 24, placed in two rows 12 in each; those of 

 the first row being twice as large as the others. 



2. P. piCTA, Gosse. "The Painted Corklet.'' 

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

 Colour. Epidermis transparent and colourless, and 



without warts. Column white. Disc light yellow 

 crossed by radii of orange, and bounded by a brown 

 circle. Tentacles white, with three opaque bands. 



A small and very pretty species, probably allied to 

 the preceding. 



3. P. Bkodeicii, Gosse. " The Latticed Corklet.^^ 



M 



