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the latter twice as long as the former. Branchiae elliptical 

 much inflated one way, and somewhat depressed the other ; 

 set in nine or ten rows of four papillae in each, with 

 granulated purple linear centres, and a broad ring of 

 pale orange red near the tips. Foot linear, rounded in 

 front, and a little widened for a considerable way back- 

 wards. Length three-eighths of an inch. 



Under stones at low water-mark, Cullercoats (A. and 

 H.). Very near the last species. 



85. E. Farrani, Alder and Hancock. 



Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. xiii. p. 164, and Monog. part 1, fam. 3, pi. 35. 



Body (three-eighths of an inch long) lanceolate, taper- 

 ing behind, yellowish white. Dorsal tentacles smooth, 

 linear, white below and above, orange centrally ; oral ones 

 half as long, similar in colour. Branchiae ampulliforra, 

 white, straw-coloured centrally, and ringed near their 

 tips with bright orange, set in nine or ten transverse rows 

 of three to four papilloe in each, the outer ones smallest. 

 Foot linear, anterior angles rounded. 



Dredged at Malahide, near Dublin (Alder and Farran). 



Section IV. Tergipes. — Body linear. Tentacles smooth. 

 Branchise in a single row on each side. Spawn kidney- 

 shaped. 



36. E. DESPECTA, Johnston. 



Johnston, Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. viii. p. 378, fig. 35 e, and Ann, Nat. Hist, 

 vol. i. p. 153. — Alder and Hancock, Monog. part l,fam. 3, pi. 36. 



Body (two or three lines long) linear, white with green 

 centre. Dorsal tentacles long, smooth, stout, more or less 

 tinged with red at the bases, oi-al ones two-thirds shorter, 

 linear. Branchitc large, oblong-ovate, centrally oH\e, often 



