Beaumont — Fauna and Flora of Valencia Harbour, Ireland. 839' 



Harbour in 1895; not very abundant anywhere; perhaps 

 most common on the gravel at the mouth of the harbour. 

 Only taken in 1896 at Port Magee (coarse sand, \{)\ fms.). The 

 colour of the papillae (due to the hepatic coeca) is by no means 

 constant. One specimen was noted having these organs- 

 yellowish brown ; another dirty greenish brown. 



Genus — Galttka. 

 Galvina exigua, A. & H. 



Eolis ( Galvina) exigua, A. & H. 



One of the characteristic species of the sandy gravel in the 

 channel at the mouth of the harbour, where it was dredged on 

 several occasions. Taken once in Glanleam Bay, and also found 

 on one of the hulks. 



Galvina picta, A. & H. 



IJolis ( Galvina) picta, A. & H. 



A small specimen, coloured as in Alder and Hancock's draw- 

 ings, found on Laminaria dredged at the mouth of the harbour 

 in 1895, and an almost colourless individual obtained in the 

 same locality in 1896 agreed in shape with G. picta rather 

 than with G. Farrani. The latter species is, however, so- 

 variable that it appears to me by no means easy in some 

 cases to decide between the two. 



Galvina Farrani, A. & H. 



Eolis {Galvina) Farrani, A. & H. 



Galvina tricolor, Garstang, Journ. Mar. Biol. Assoc, 1890, n.s. 

 vol. i., p. 437. 



Folis tricolor (pro parte) Friele and Hansen (nee F. tricolor, 

 Forbes, A. & H). 



Abundant on the Zostera beds in Valencia Harbour. Speci- 

 mens were found also on algae, chiefly Laminaria, dredged at 

 the mouth of the harbour and near Port Magee ; and on one of 

 the hulks. 



This species varies very much in the extent and depth of its 

 colouring. In addition to examples resembling the type as 

 depicted by Alder and Hancock, we found at Yalencia much 

 more richly pigmented individuals such as occur also with 



