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in the same pond, floating on the surface quite detached from 
the weeds, and a few were also found attached. I also found 
some in a pond on the south of the same lane. I searched for 
them late in July, but could not find any; Mr. WILKINS, 
however, found one or two small colonies a few days later. but 
they were very scarce. On the 3rd March, 1878, I found some 
good sized colonies in the first-named pond. 
Tt would seem, from these observations, that the Lophopus is 
more a winter and spring form than the other species, which 
are most abundant in the summer and autumn. 
On the 21st February, 1878, a colony of four had developed 
from Statoblasts placed in a glass dish last summer; these, on 
the Ist of March, had increased to twelve or thirteen, thus 
showing an increase of one per day. 
As quoted above, Dr. AttMAN notes that the Coencecium 
of Lophopus serves for attachment, but not for locomotion ; 
I have, however, on several occasions, observed a very con- 
siderable change in the position of colonies placed in glass 
cells for examination. 
Alcyonella fungosa, Pallas. 
Specific character.—Coenecium fungoid, formed of numerous branched 
vertical tubes destitute of a furrow. Statoblasts broad.—Adl/man. 
This form was looked for owing to the Statoblasts having 
been previously seen floating on a pond in the Town Lane, 
Wrexham Road. 
It was found on the 3rd of August, 1876, and again on the 
29th September, when the colonies were full of Statoblasts, and 
the animal showing signs of decay. 
Some young colonies, which resembled fungosa more than 
the other species, were found near Haughmond Abbey, on the 
26th June, 1877. 
Mr. Jas. Rowraxp found some fine colonies ina pond on 
Delamere Forest, early in October, 1878, which were exhibited 
at the Conversazione of our Society. 
