telonglng to the Class Vermeil 16^ 



Medusa. 



M.aequorea. Muller, Seas around the Shetland and Ork- 

 ney islands. 

 The animals of this gciius possess a powerful stinging 

 quality, and emit a strong alkaline odour. Dr. Steffens con- 

 jectures that the stinging quality niay be owing to the pre- 

 sence of an uncombuied alkali. 



"A. aculeata. 



caput Medusie. 



£. cidarls. 



placenta, 

 spatagus. 



C. fasciciilari^. 

 ruba. Fabriciits. 



laevis. 

 margenltus. 



L. striata. Pennant. 

 , anatifera. 



P. muricata. 



D. entalis. 



T. catenularia. 

 serpens, 

 fascicularis. 



Aslerias> 



Shetland and Orkney islands. 

 In the sea off the main land. The 

 Argus of the Shetland islands. 



Er-hinns. 

 Island of Fula, the most western and 



recluse of the Shetlands. 

 Orkney and Shetland islands; 

 Leith shore. 



Testacea. 



Chiton. 



Rocks on Lelth shore. 



Rocks in the islaiad of Uust, one of 



the Shetlands. 

 Leith shore. 

 Ibid. 



Lepas. 

 Adhering to roots of fuci, Leith 



shore. 

 Orkney islands. 



Pinna. 

 Fished up iit the sea off the island of 



Unst. 



Dentalhim. 

 Orkney and Shetland Islands ^ 



ZOOPHYTA*. 



Tnlipora. 



Orkney islands. 



Orkney and Shetland islands. 



Ibid. ' 



Millepora, 



* TTic nnimals of tlisorckr appear tn Iiave been the first that were 



Called iuto cxiticiicc. Tiiis assertion does nut rescuuthemctaphysic.il' 



L » consi- 



