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Fain. Ilyanthiadae. 



1. Peachia, Gosse. 



P. hastata, Gosse. 



"Torbay, at extreme low water, and thence downward, buried 

 in sand" (P. H.G.). 



2. Halcampa, Gosse. 

 1. H. chrysanthellum, Peach. 



Fowey, Cornwall; buried in sand at low water and in tide- 

 pools (C. W. Peach). 



2. H. microps, Gosse. 

 In eroded limestone, Oddicombe, S. D. (Gosse). 



3. Edwardsia, Quatrefages. 

 1. E. callimorpha, Gosse. 

 Dredged off Brixham (Rev. C. Kingsley). 



2. E. carnea, Gosse. 



The Orestone, Torbay (Miss Pinchard) ; Petit Tor, in the old 

 burrows of Saxicavce (P.H. G.). 



3. E. Beautempsii (?), Quatrefages. 

 Torquay (Rev . C . Kingsley) . 



Fam. Capneadae, Gosse. 

 Corynactis, Allman. 

 C. viridis, Allman. 

 Abundant, in clusters between tide-marks. 

 In a rock-pool at Salcombe I once found a stone of small size 

 which bore upon it a group of no less than thirty of these little 

 gems, of the brightest green colour, and with vivid ruby tips to 

 the arms. Another variety, from the same place, had the column 

 of a beautiful rose-colour, the tentacles fawn, and a ring of yel- 

 low round the outside of the disk. 



Fam. Zoanthiadae. 



Zoanthus, Cuvier. 



1. Z. Couchii, Johnston. 



Not uncommon : Salcombe Bay, on slate, stone, &c. (in about 

 12-15 fathoms) ; Cornwall (Couch) ; Torbay, 12 fath. (Holds- 

 worth). 



The Mammillifera arenacea of Sars's ' Middelhavet's Littoral- 



