A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



SIPHONOPHORA 

 PHYSOPHORID.* 

 53. Physalia, sp. 



This record is made for Brighton upon 

 the authority of Mr. W. Wells, superinten- 

 dent of the Aquarium, Brighton. 



LVCERNARIDA 



ACRASPEDA 



, 54. Aurelia aurita. 



In this common jellyfish the umbrella is 

 large and transparent ; the radial canals are 

 of a delicate pale mauve colour, and the ten- 

 tacles around the margin are many and short. 

 Conspicuous through the umbrella are the 

 opaque-white gonads in quarters. Oral 

 arms short. Common. Hastings. 



. 55- Chrysaora cyclonota. 



The upper surface of the umbrella is 

 marked around the centre with a brown 

 circular ring, a short distance from which 

 arise brown, V-shaped rays extending to a 

 little distance short of the margin, the sur- 

 face generally being finely speckled with 

 brown. The marginal lappets are also of 

 a dark brown. Intermediate in position 

 between these are long streaming tentacles. 

 Oral arms long and frilled. Common. 

 Hastings. 



56. Cyanesa lamarckii. 



Looked at from above, the inner surface 

 of the umbrella appears of a pale heliotrope 

 colour, slightly marbled, and around the 

 centre and not far from the margin there 

 is a circular band or coronet of some depth, 

 of a dark heliotrope colour, and sending off 

 rays to the marginal lobes ; these are large, 

 and veined with the branching canals. 

 The tentacles are collected together in 

 knots between the lobes. The surface bor- 

 dering upon these is strongly cancellated 

 with muscular tissue. This species grows 

 to a large size. Common. Hastings. 



ACTINOZOA 



ZOANTHARIA 



ACTINIARIA 

 SAGARTHD.* 



57- Actinoloba dianthus, Ellis. 



The disc of this anemone is thrown out 

 into plume-like marginal lobes, covered and 

 fringed with rather small and short ten- 

 tacles. The column is tall and smooth. 

 The colours are of the most delicate shades, 

 running through every grade of white, 

 pink, red, yellow, salmon, orange, grey 



and brown. It is obtained from the Dia- 

 mond Ground, and may occasionally be 

 met with upon the shore at low tide, but 

 specimens so found have probably been 

 thrown overboard by fishermen. Common. 

 Hastings. 



58. Sagartia bellh, Ellis and Solander.* 

 Hastings. 



59. Sagartia miniata, Gosse. 



Animal dark red, as broad as high. 

 Margin of disc thrown into unequal, ragged- 

 looking lobes. Taken once or twice upon 

 trawled rock. Rare. Hastings. 



60. Sagartia rosea, Gosse. 



The tentacles of this species vary in 

 colour from rose-red to crimson-lake or 

 lilac. A most lovely anemone. It is 

 usually found anchored down to some 

 stone or mussel shell below the surface. 

 Not very common. Hastings. 



61. Sagartia sphyrodeta, Gosse.* 

 Hastings. 



62. Sagartia troglodytes, Johnston. 



This species occurs at Hastings in great 

 variety, a favourite haunt being a mussel- 

 bed with shingle beneath, the whole being 

 covered with a thin layer of mud or sand. 

 Here the anemones can attach themselves 

 to the shingle or the mussel shells and 

 withdraw instantly, or push their way 

 upwards to expand on the surface. The 

 species is nearly always known by the ' B ' 

 mark at the base of the tentacles, upon the 

 inner face. Very common. Hastings. 



63. Sagartia viduata, Mailer.* 

 Hastings. 



64. Sagartia parasitica, Couch.* 

 Brighton. 



65. Adamsia palllata, Bohadsch. 

 Specimens of the form rhodopis, Gosse, 



have been taken upon shell of whelk and 

 Natica from somewhat shallow water, and 

 the variety crinopis, Gosse, upon shell of 

 Scaphander /ignarius. The Acontia are of 

 a beautiful mauve colour and readily attract 

 attention. Rare. Hastings. 



ANTHEID^: 



66. Antbea cereus, Ellis and Solander. 

 This beautiful species with low wide 



column and long, green, worm-like ten- 

 tacles tipped with magenta occurs along 

 the beach at Brighton. Upon the authority 

 of Mr. Wells, of the Brighton Aquarium, 

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