THE FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL. 



HOLOTHURIADiE. 



Family PENTACT^E. 



Genug CUCUMAEIA. 

 Cdcumaria Communis. Common Sea Cucumber. 



Very rare ; one specimen only lias been given to me by a tisliei-man at Hoylake, 

 who was much suiinised at its appearance. 



Class ZOOPHYTA. 



ANTHOZOA HYDROIDA. 



TUBULARINA. 



Family CORYNID^. 

 Genus CLAVA. 

 Clata Multicornis. 



Abundant upon loose and floating Fuci washed into the Mersey. — Mr. Price. 



Genus HYDEACTINIA. 



HlDRACTINIA ECHINATA. 



Parasitic upon dead shells. Not uncommon. 



Genus CORYNE. 



COEYNE PUSILLA. 



Found by Mr. Price upon the Dingle rocks. Mr. Tudor lias taken it at Bootle. 



Family TUBULARIAD^. 

 Genus EUDENDEIUM. 



EUDENDRIUM RaMEUM. 



Shores near Liverpool. — Tlws. G. R. Bylands. " Johnston's British Zoophytes." 

 (p. 45.) About the North Shore; not common. 

 EUDENDEIUM RaMOSUM. 



Bootle Shore ; not unfrequent.-^Jl/r. Marratt. 



Genus TUBULAPJA. 

 Tubularia Indivisa. 



Veiy abundant at Hilbre Island, New Brighton, and upon the Mersey shore 

 generally. 

 Tubularia Larynx. 



Yei-j' common round the coast, variously parasitic. 



SERTULARINA. 



Family SERTULARIAD^. 

 Genus HALECIUM. 

 Halecium Haleoinum. 



General and abundant upon rocks in tide-pools, at the verge of low water mark, 

 and drifU'Al on shore. 



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