Mr Ilerdman on Invertebrate Fauna of Lamlash Bay. 199 



ACTINIARIA. 



In considering its Malacodermata, Lamlash Bay must be 

 included in Gosse's " Hebridean Province " (extending from 

 Canty re to the Orkneys). The author of the '* Actinologia 

 Britannica " records, in the table of geogTaphical distribution, 

 only six species as inhabiting this province. Of these six, 

 four have been taken very rarely and only in other parts of 

 the area, thus reducing the list of those likely to occur at 

 Lamlash to two species. These two along with three others 

 are given by Dr Miles. I am able to add three more, of 

 which the localities are given below. 



SAGARTIADiE. 



Actinoloha diantJms (Ell.). 



Litt. and upper lam. Occurs in two locali- 

 ties; (a) in small pools in the basalt at 

 King's Cross are a few specimens of the 

 variety sindonea; (h) sticking to a wreck on 

 a sandbank near the pier are many speci- 

 mens of the varieties sindonea and ruhida. 



Sagartia bellis (Ell. and Sol.). 



Litt., near King's Cross. 



>S'. troglodytes (Johnst.). 

 Litt. 



Adamsia palliata (Bohadsch). 



Stations 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. This is a common 

 species, especially in the southern part of 

 the bay. Its beautifully spotted body 

 and streaming rose-coloured acontia were 

 to be seen in the dredge almost every 

 haul in the neighbourhood of the buoy. 

 It was always in conjunction with Pagurus 

 prideauxii. 

 Also upper lam., sands, King's Cross. 



ANTHEADiE. 



Anthea cereus (Ell. and Sol.). 



Litt. and upper lam., attached to Fucus 

 and Zostera. Probably the most abundant 



