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FAMILY 11. EDWARDSIN^ (Edwaedsi^). 

 Septa 8, two pairs of directive septa, the remaining 

 four not paired. All the septa furnished with reproduc- 

 tive organs. Tentacles simple, usually more numerous 

 than the septa. — Heetwig. 



Sub-family Edwardrid^, Eertiuig and Andres. 

 Characters as above. 

 Genus Edwardsia, Gosse. 

 Column long, cylindrical, divided into three regions, 

 the capitulum, or anterior region, the scap^is, covered 

 by a thick and opaque epidermis, and the physa, thin 

 pellucid, and inflatable. Tentacles few (less than 

 twenty), retractile.— Gosse. 



1. E. Beautempsii, Quatrefages. ''The Painted 

 Puflflet." 



Scolanthus callimorphus {P.H.G.),E. Callimorpha 



Hab.: Weymonth {P. IT. G.),Brixh^m(C.Kvnqsley), 

 Length f—2| in. ^ ^^ 



Colour. Capitulum: Pillar-like, chocolate-brown 

 with lozenge-shaped and triangular white markings.' 

 Scapus : Orange-yellow. Disc white, with sienna sttr. 

 Tentacles transparent, with white markings. 



This is a deep-water species. It and the next are 

 distmguished by the pillar-like capitulum, extending 

 below the disc to the scapus. They can puff out the 

 physa mto a bladder-like form. R Beautempsii buries 

 itself in the sand, and generally only extends the 

 capitulum. 



Genus II. Edwaedsiblla, Andres. 

 Column as in preceding genus. Tentacles twenty 

 and upwards. 



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