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Family EYDRACTINWJE. 

 Genus HYDKACTINIA. 

 Hydractinu echinata (Fleming). 

 Alcyonium echinatum Fleming, Br. Animals, 1828, p. 517. 

 Hydractinia echinata Hixcks, Br. Hyd. Zooph., 1868, p. 23. 



polyclina Agassiz, Cont. Nat. Hist., U.S., 1862, p. 227. 

 Nutting, Hyd. Woods Hole, 1901, p. 335. 

 echinata Whiteaxes, Mar. Invert. East. Can., 1901, p. 21. 

 Hargitt, Am. Nat., 1901, p. 310. 

 Stafford, Fauna Atlantic Coast, 1912, p. 73. 

 Fraser, Hyd. Beaufort, 1912, p. 352. 

 Fraser, Hyd. Nova Scotia, 1913, p. 161. 

 Distribution. — New Jersey to Labrador (Verrill) ; St. Andrews, Malpeque, Gaspe, 

 Seven islands (Stafford) ; Grand Manan (A. Agassiz) ; Canso (Fraser) ; High Duck 

 island. 



Family MYBIOTHELID^. 

 Genus TilYRIOTHELA. 

 Myhiothela iMiRVCiA (Fabricius). 

 Lucernar'ia phri/fjia Fabricius, Fauna Grcenlandica, 1780, p. 343. 

 Myriothela phri/fiia HixcKS. Br. Hyd. Zooph., 1868, p. 77. 



Wtiiteaves, Mar. Invert. East. Can., 1901. p. 20. 

 Distribution.— " Grand Manan. bay of Fundy, W. Stimpson " (L. Agassiz). 



Family PENNARID.IJ. 



Genus ACAULIS. 



AcAULis PRniARu;s Stimpson. 



Acaulis primarius Stimpson, Mar. Invert. Grand Manan, 1854, p. 10. 

 WiiiTEAVES, ]\rar. Invert. East. Can., 1901, p. 21. 

 Distribution. — Grand Manan, 5 to 15 fathoms (Stimpson). 



Family CORYMORPHIDJE. 

 Genus CORYMORPHA. 



CORYMORPHA PENDULA AgaSSiz. 



Corymorpha nutans Stimpson, Mar. Invert. Grand Manan, 1S54, p. 9. 



pendula Agassiz, Cont. Nat. Hist. U. S., vol. iv, 1862, p. 227. 

 Nutting, Hyd. Woods Hole, 1901, p. 337. 

 Hargitt, Am. Nat., 1901, p. 312. 

 Monocaulis glacialis Wiiiteaves, Mar. Invert. East. Can., 1901, p. 21. 



Stafford, Fauna Atlantic Coast, 1912, p. 73. 

 Corymorpha pendula Eraser, Hyd. Nova Scotia, 1913, p. 161. 



Distribution.— West Quoddy head, Welsh pool. Low Duck island, 4 to 15 fathoms, 

 (Stimpson) ; bay of Fundy, Murray bay (Verrill) ; Rodger's island. Oak bay, Char- 

 lotte county (Ganoug); St. Andrews (Stafford); Chedabucto bay (Fraser); St. 

 Andrews, Wolves island, Harbour island, 25 fathoms. 



