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Distribution: — British Isles ; Arctic ; Scandinavia ; North Sea ; east 

 coast of North America ; South Africa ; Kerguelen ; New Zealand. 



Sclerocheilus minutus Grube. 



1894. Sclerocheilus minutus. De Saint-Joseph, p. 104. 



This species is not common in the district, but is occasionally found 

 under stones on the shore, or taken in the dredge. When living, it is of a 

 bright red colour. Its distribution is distinctly southern. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 4 occasions. Dredged 

 in 1 fm. Clew Bay — Dredged in 5|--11 fms. 



Distribution. — South coast of England ; Channel Islands ; France ; 

 Mediterranean. 



Asclerocheilus intermedius (de St.-Joseph). 



1894. Lipobranchius intermedius. De St.-Joseph, p. 113. 



1901. Asclerocheilus intermedius. Ashworth, pp. 294,297. 



Several specimens of this species dredged in Blacksod Bay had regenerated 

 the anterior end. 



The absence of eyes and ventral cirri at once distinguished this species 

 from Sclerocheilus minutus. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found twice on the shore, living in the roots 

 of Laminaria. Dredged in 1 fm., also in Laminaria roots. 

 Ballynakill Harbour— Dredged in 1-3 fms. 



Distribution — France (Dinard) ; Azores (760 fathoms). 



Family CHLORHAEMIDAE. 

 Stylarioides plumosa (0. F. Muller). 

 1894. Stylarioides plumosa. De Saint-Joseph, p. 101. 

 This species is very common in Blacksod Bay, where it lives on the shore 

 under stones and in gravel. It prefers sand with an admixture of mud, and 

 is common in the sand of Zostera beds. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 18 occasions. Dredged 



on 4 occasions, in 1-5 fms. Clew Bay — Dredged on 



5 occasions in 4-17 fms. Ballynakill Harbour — Found on 



2 occasions on the shore. Dredged in 2 fms. 



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



eastern North America. 



Stylarioides glauoa (Malmgren). 

 1867. Trophonia glauca. Malmgren, p. 82. . 



This species is rare in the district. It is generally dredged on sandy 

 ground. 



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