the fauna of liverpool. 



Cellularia Reptans. 



Parasitic upon various species of zoophytes. The most common species of the 

 genus here. 

 Cellularia Avicularia. 



Met with occasionally at Hilbre, and sparingly round the coast. 

 Cellularia Neritina. 



Coast of Cheshii-e, found by Miss Blackburne. "Johnston's British Zoophytes." 

 Cellularia Plumosa. 



Found on the Bootle shore by Mr. Marratt. 



Genus FLUSTRA. 

 Flustra Foliacea. 



Veiy plentiful. 

 Flustha Chartacea. 



Very scarce. Taken near Hilbre. 

 Flustra Avicularis. 



Parasitic upon " Flustra Foliacea " at low water, Cheshire shore near Seaeombe. 

 Is becoming scarce. — Mr. Marratt. 



Genus SALICOEXARIA. 

 Salicornaria Farciminoides. 



Loose pieces without Polyps taken on the shores occasionally. 



HALCYONELLEA. 



Genus ALCYONIDIUM. 

 Alcyonidium Gelattnosum. 



Taken abundantly all round the coast. 

 Alcyonidium Hirsutum. 



Plentiful in tide-pools, and taken in the dredge, 

 Alcyonidium Parasiticum. 



Parasitical upon " Sertularia." 



Genus CYCLOUM. 

 Cycloum Papillosum. 



Parasitic on " Fncus Serratus." 



VESICULARINA. 



Family VESICULARIADxE. 

 Genus SERIALVRIA. 



Serialaria Lendigeea. 



Not very rare ; found parasitically mostly upon " Halidrys Siliquosa".— 

 Mr. 3Iarratt. 



Genus YESICULABIA. 

 Vesicularia Spixosa. 



In tide pools alive. Also amongst tufts of other drift zoopytes on the shore. 

 Conunon. 

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