460 Rev. T. Hincks on the 
by splendid masses of the different species, each valve usually 
presenting a rich variety of forms. The fauna, so far as the 
Polyzoa are concerned, points to very favourable climatic 
conditions. 
List of Species. 
Subkingdom MOLLUSCA. 
Class POLYZOA, J. V. Thompson. 
Subclass HOLOBRANCHIA, Lankester. 
Group Eerorrocra, Nitsche. 
Order GYMNOLEMATA, Allman. 
Suborder CuerLostomata, Busk. 
Family Aeteida. 
AETEA, Lamouroux. 
Aetea ligulata, Busk. 
Houston Stewart Channel; off Cumshewa Harbour ; Dolo- 
mite Narrows*. [Coast of Patagonia; Straits of Magellan 
(Darwin) ; Victoria. ] 
Family Eucratiide. 
GEMELLARIA, Savigny. 
Gemellaria loricata, Linneeus. 
Virago Sound J, 8-15 fms. 
Family Cellulariide. 
Menipga, Lamouroux. 
Menipea ternata, Ellis & Solander. 
Virago Sound. 
Menipea ternata, form with many cells in an internode. 
Cellularia ternata, forma gracilis, Smitt. 
Menipea gracilis, Busk. 
Off Cumshewa Harbour. [Spitzbergen (Smitt) ; Franklin- 
* These stations are all on the eastern coast, Houston Stewart Channel 
being only a short distance from the extreme southern point of the islands. 
+ This is the most northerly station at which dredgings were obtained. 
