60 Book Notices. 
HYDROZOA. 
Tubularia indivisa L. A good piece. 
Obelia geniculata L. On. Fucus; Bardens: 6 on the same. 
Campanularia verticillata L. On Furcellaria. 
-Sertularia gracilis Hassall. In fruit on Fucus. 
Sertularia argentea E.&5. In fruit on TZudularia; a few ‘4 
broken bits, Bardsea, 
Hydrallmania falcata L. On a sponge (Halichondria panicea); 4 
a few bits, beach, Bardsea. 
SPONGES, 
Spongelia fragilis Schmidt. 
Halichondria panicea Johnst. 
Hlymeniacidon carunculum Bk. 
All common species no doubt. 
(The synonyms—perhaps the older names—in ‘Fauna of : 
Liverpool Bay’ are Dysidea fragilis Johns., Amorphina paniceaS., — 
and l 
A. caruncula S., respective y. 
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