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Buuodes corouata (P. H. G.). 



Hab. : South Coast of Devon. Height 2 in. 



Column^ cylindrical in extension, covered on the 

 upper two-thirds of its height with small warts in 

 twelve longitudinal rows. The column is covered by a 

 drab epidermis, which, however, is deciduous and not 

 permanent, and the summit of the column is sur- 

 mounted by a distinct parapet. The tentacles number 

 90. 



Colour, (a) Patricia : Orange or orange-scarlet. 

 Edge of pai'apet cream-white, marked below with 

 alternate patches of dark chocolate and white. Disc 

 red, with white radii. Tentacles pellucid, with white 

 bars, (b) Pleheia : Column dirty light brown. Disc 

 brown, with drab radii. Tentacles not barred. 



Sub-family III. Actinid^. 



Actinince with moderately long and perforated ten- 

 tacles, and without acontia. 



This sub-family is made by Dr. Andres to include 

 not only A. equina (mesembryanthemum), which is the 

 only species of the family assigned to it by Air. Gosse, 

 but also A. sulcata (Anthea cereus), which Mr. Gosse and 

 Prof. Hertwig place amongst a family AntJieadce. This 

 latter family is not, however, retained by Dr. Andres. 



Genus I. Actinia, Linn. 

 Body wall smooth, separated from the disc by a 

 well-developed margin. Tentacles as above. Marginal 

 spherules present. No acontia. — GossE. 



A. EQUINA, Linn. "The Beadlet." Plate XIV. fig. 1. 



A. rufa {Penn., Milll., Lamh., Rapp), A. corallina 



[Risso), A. margaritifera {Temp., Cocks, G. J., D. L.), 



M 2 



