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12. ACTINIA BISERIALIS, Forbes. 



Hab. Frequent among rocks at low-water in the island 

 of Herne (Guernsey), Prof. Forbes. 



Professor Forbes describes it as appearing pedunculated 

 from the narrowness of the lower part of the body ; tenta- 

 cula in two rows, the inner row of sixteen, three times as 

 long as those of the outer row ; colour dark brown, with 

 blue stripes bifurcating towards the base. 



13. ACTINIA VERMICULARIS, E, Forbes. 



Hab. On shells ; dredged by Prof. E. Forbes, and Mr. 

 M'Andrew, in deep water in Zetland. 



This is, in Dr. Johnston's ( History/ described by Pro- 

 fessor Edward Forbes as cylindrical, long, smooth, greyish- 

 pink; disc white, with twenty-four long tentacula, and a 

 few short ones outside. When contracted and not attached, 

 more like a Planarian worm than an Actinia. When irri- 

 tated, gives out in the dark a vivid phosphorescent light, 

 ft Skin with porous warts. 



14. ACTINIA GEMMACEA, Gartner. 

 Hab. Coast of Cornwall, Gsertner. 



It is thus described by Ellis : " The colour of the stem 

 is of a pale red near the base ; the rest of a yellow mixed 

 with grey ash-colour. The glands of the middle row are 



