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the periphery of the disc. The disc is variegated with irre- 

 gular patches of opaque white, sometimes with a bluish tinge. 

 (Esophagus reddish orauge. The long primary tentacles brown, 

 becoming transparent at the base ; all the other tentacles pellucid 

 white below, and brown or }'ellowish brown above; knobs of all 

 the tentacles brown. Abundant. 



(2) Column lemon-yellow, passing into white or pinkish white 

 below, with fine opaque white vertical lines, which mark the 

 insertions of the mesenteries. Disc lemon-yellow, sometimes 

 with a greenish tinge towards the periphery. Tentacles pale 

 yellowish pink. Eare. 



(3) Tlie whole animal a beautiful, uniform rose-pink ; some- 

 times the tentacles are white. Not uncommon. 



(4) Column brownish pink, passing into light crimson above. 

 Disc pale pink or very pale crimson. Principal tenta.-les brown 

 with purple knobs ; accessory tentacles wiiite below, passing 

 into brown above, and white knobs, sometimes with a purplish 

 tinge. Eare. 



(5) Column pellucid white, with a pale pinkish tinge below ; 

 fine opaque white lines mark the insertions of the mesenteries. 

 Disc beautiful pellucid pale sea-green. Tentacles pellucid white 

 with a faint pinkish tinge. Very rare. 



(6) Column madder-brown, darker above. Disc pale madder- 

 brown. Shafts of tentacles light brown below, becoming deep 

 chocolate-brown above, knobs white ; oesophagus orange. Not 

 uncommon. 



(7) Column chocolate-brown. Disc dark chocolate-brown near 

 the margin, and bright green between the tentacles and the 

 mouth. Shafts of principal tentacles brown, with a white band 

 round the 'base, knobs pale crimson. Uncommon. 



The height of this species is about 20 mm. ; diameter of 

 column about 6 mm. ; diameter of disc 12 mm. ; diameter of 

 base about 10 mm. ; length of longest tentacles 5 mm. 



Hob. Lyall Bay, Islaud Bay, and Ohiro Bay, on rocks just 

 below low-water mark. 



This exceedingly beautiful species was known to Mr. H. B. 

 Kirk long before he pointed it out to me about four years ago. 

 It adheres so strongly that it is difficult to detach a specimen 

 without tearing the base. It evidently increases by budding 

 from the base, as clusters of specimens are often found organically 

 attached to one another at their bases; 



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