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proportion of half-grown specimens of the Jersey Haliclystus, 

 averaging 12 mm. in diameter, exhibit some traces of this 

 feature; " in a few rare cases the apex of the colletocystophore 

 bore a perfect capitate tentacle precisely the same in structure 

 to the normal tentacle, saving that the stalk was extremely 

 short"; from this all gradations were noticed down to "a 

 slight rounded swelling at the apex, with presence of a few 

 ordinary nematocysts of the tentacles." He speaks of these 

 tentacle-crowned colletocystophores as malformations, being 

 apparently unaware that it is the normal condition in young 

 anchors. 



The evidence of these minor features is in no way opposed to 

 the conclusion drawn from the more important character of the 

 tentacles and genital bands. 



Genus LtrCEENAEIA . 



I/ucernaria campanulata, Lamoui'oux. 



Calvadosia campanulata., James Clark, Prodi'om. Lucern. Joum. 



Boston Soc. ISTat. Hist., 1863, p. 557. 

 Lucernaria campanulata, Haeckel. System Medusae, 1879, p. 392. 

 This species was found living on the Zostera near Chui'ch 

 Island, Valencia Harbour, in the summer of 1896. It was 

 fairly abundant, though less so than Haliclystus ; Mr. Browne, 

 who collected large numbers of both species in order to study 

 variation, estimated the relative abundance as about 1 to 5. 

 A few specimens were sent to me by the Misses Delap, in 

 January, 1899, from the Zostera-beds near Church Island and 

 Knightstown. 



The largest specimen I have examined measures rather over 

 30 mm. in height, including stalk, and 25 mm. in width, in- 

 cluding arms ; the diameter of the bell without arms being 

 nearly 15 mm. It is preserved in formol. 



Previously recorded from the south of England and Wales (?), 

 but not fi'om the coast of Ireland, 

 liucernaria, nov. sp. 



A Lucernarian, not apparently referable to any described 

 species, was dredged in about 15 fms., near the entrance of Port 

 Magee Channel. It is a very small form with an unusully long 

 stalk, living attached to the tiny bits of slate laminae, which 

 form a chief constituent of the bottom deposit. A detailed 

 description will shortly be published. 



