134 ZOOPHYTES. 



Rocks exposed to the surf, Porto Praya, Cape de Verdes. Exp. Exp. 



The tentacles cover nearly the whole face of the disk, and have a 

 crimson or dark lake colour. The exterior surface is purplish, with 

 the scattered verruc, and the base, which is divided into 10 lobes, 

 bright blue. The tubercles of the upper margin are very prominent 

 and of a pale red colour. The disk is pale pink, deepening towards 

 the mouth. When contracted, the animal much resembles a thimble 

 in shape, and the tentacles are not entirely concealed. J. P. 

 COUTHOUY. 



ACTINIA PRIMULA. (Drayton.} 



A. pumila, vix 1" crassa et alta, infra supraque parce dilatata, bast non 

 lobata, margine superno tuberculata ; tentaculis brevibus (2-3'") et 

 exiguis, 3-seriatis ; are prominulo, $" oblongo ; Jatere tineis coloratis 

 verticalibus picto, lineis scepe interruptis. 



Small, scarcely an inch high and broad, sparingly dilatate at each 

 extremity, at base not lobed, upper margin tuberculate ; tentacles 

 short (2 to 3 lines) and slender, in 3 series ; mouth somewhat pro- 

 minent, a third of an inch long; sides marked vertically with 

 coloured lines, which are sometimes interrupted. 



Plate 2, figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, different varieties, natural size. 



Shores of San Lorenzo, in tide pools. Exp. Exp. 



In one variety, the exterior is of a flesh colour, with many dark 

 orange parallel vertical lines; the tentacles are white at base, with 

 orange tips ; disk yellowish brown ; the margin of the same with its 

 tubercles green ; mouth pale flesh-colour. Another has the exterior 

 of a pink colour at base, with bright green above and vertical dotted 

 lines of carmine; a carmine disk, bright yellow tentacles, and the 

 marginal tubercles dull green. In another, the outer range of ten- 

 tacles is white and the others red, the disk and mouth light blue, 

 and the tubercles white : in another, white, clouded with pink and 

 green, and dotted with crimson ; the outer tentacles are white, the 

 others brilliant carmine, disk pale lake, marginal tubercles green. 



Figure 15 appears to be the same species. The threads passing 



