60 THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA 



BENIERID.E. 



Amorphina panicea (Pallas). 



Firth of Forth (Ed. Mus.). 



The Halichondria panicea of Bowerbank. 



It is very abundant, encrusting rocks about 



low water mark. 

 A. coalita (0. F. Mull). 



Firth of Forth, very common (Flem)\ 



Firth of Forth (Ed. Mus.). 



The Halichondria coalita of Bowerbank. 



We have dredged it in the Forth on 



several occasions. 

 A. paciscens (0. Schmidt). 



This species was first described from a 



specimen found on the beach at Porto- 



bello by the German Expedition of 1872. 



SUBERITID^E. 



Suberites domuncula (Nardo). 



Firth of Forth (Flem.) ; beach, Portobello 



(0. Schmidt). 



The Hymeniacidon suberea of Bowerbank. 

 Vioa celaia (Grant). 



The Hymeniacidon celata of Bowerbank. 



It is very common in dead shells, on the 



oyster bank, and elsewhere. 



CTENOPHOKA. 



I. SACCATE 



CYDIPPID.E. 



Pleurolrachia pileus (Eschsch.). 



Firth of Forth (F. E. ) 

 We have obtained this species in abund- 

 ance in the late summer and autumn 

 months in Granton Harbour, Leith Eoads, 

 Elie, and elsewhere. It usually occurs in 

 swarms. 



