Clare Island Survey — Archiannelida and Polychaeta. 47 131 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 20 occasions. Clew 



Bay — Dredged in various part's of the bay, including 



Killary Harbour and Inishgowla, on 6 occasions, in 4-24 fms. 



Ballynakill Harbour — Dredged in 4-8 fms. 



Distribution. — British Isles ; Arctic ; Scandinavia ; North Sea ; France ; 



Madeira; Adriatic; east coast of North America; east of Bouvet Island 



(South Pacific). 



Family OPHELIIDAE. 

 Travisia Forbesi Johnston. 



1898. Travisia Forbesii. De Saint-Joseph, p. 381. 



This species lives in clean sand. It is exceedingly abundant in certain of 

 the sandy beaches in Blacksod Bay, especially in Elly Bay, where large 

 numbers were obtained by passing the sand through a sieve. The worms 

 are enveloped in a delicate membranous tube, covered with sand-grains. 



Mature specimens were found in March. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 11 occasions. 



Distribution. — Great Britain ; France ; Scandinavia ; Arctic ; North Sea ; 

 east coast of North America ; South Africa. 



Ophelia limacina (Eathke). 



1843. Ammotrypane limacina. Eathke, p. 190. 



This species only lives in sand. A few large specimens were found in 

 Blacksod Bay ; and it was taken in Clew Bay, when dredging on a sandy 

 bottom. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on 3 occasions. Clew Bay — Dredged 

 on 3 occasions, in 8-19 fms. 



Distribution. — British Isles; Scandinavia; Arctic; North Sea ; east coast 

 of North America. 



Ammotrypane aulogaster Eathke. 



1843. Ammotrypane aidoyastcr. Eathke, p. 18S. 

 Very rare in the district. Not found in Blacksod Bay. 

 Habitat. — Clew Bay — Dredged in Inishlyre Hbr., in 5 fms. ; in the middle 

 of the bay, in 18 fms. Ballynakill Haeboui; — Dredged in 

 1-3 fms. 

 Distribution. — Great Britain; Scandinavia; Arctic; North Sea; Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence. 



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