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NATURAL HISTORY OF 



siderable lengtli. The tentacles are very adhesive^ as 

 may be proved by experience. 



Dr. Landsborougb has the followiug significant quo- 

 tation relating to tlie treatment of tliis species by the 

 natives of Italy and the South of France : " lis la 

 lavent fort et souvent^ puis la fricassent legerement en 

 la poele, et apres cela ils la man gent avec beaucoup de 

 plaisir." 



Genus Y. Hormathia, Gosse. {opiJLa6o<i, a necklace.) 



Body wall corrugated, surrounded by a single row 

 of warts. Tentacles moderately long and slender, per- 

 fectly retractile. — Gosse. 



A somewhat doubtful genus described from a single 

 specimen of the species following. 



1. H. Margarita, Gosse. " The Necklet." 



Hab. : Moray Firth. (A single specimen.) Deep 

 water. Height 2 in. 



Colour. White, with purplish tentacles. 



There is a row of about 10 large round warts below 

 the disc. The tentacles are arranged in two or three 

 rows. The column is much corrugated. 



Genus Stomphia, Gosse. (o-to/u-^o?, wide-mouthed.) 



Body wall much corrugated, without warts or suckers. 

 Tentacles perfectly reti-actile. — Gosse. 



This genus is placed by Mr. Gosse amongst the 

 Bunodidce, between which sub-family and the Sagar- 

 tidce he considered it an intermediate form. As Dr. 

 Andres, however, points out, it has neither the warts 



