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Sagartia rosea. — The Eosy Anemone. Localities, Miltown-Malbay, 

 Ballyvaughan. This beautiful species is decidedly rare on the other 

 portion of the western coast. It may occasionally be found at Spanish 

 Point at low-water, in the rock-pools, in company with the next spe- 

 cies. I only observed one specimen at Ballyvaughan, and was unable to 

 capture it; indeed, its habit of dwelling in small holes in the rock, ge- 

 nerally in places where the hammer and chisel cannot be worked, render 

 this by no means an easy matter. 



Sagartia venusta. — The Orange-disked Anemone. Localities, Mil- . 

 town-Malbay, Ballyvaughan. The orange disc and white tentacles are 

 an unmistakeable mark of this pretty species. They occur in colonies at 

 low-water, and their cave-dwelling propensities render the procuring of 

 them rather difficult. The only certain method is to break off a piece 

 of the perforated rock in which they dwell, and place the piece of stone 

 with its adherent anemone in the tank; any attempt to remove the base 

 vith the nail is almost sure to injure the animal. I lately attempted to 

 remove one in this manner, and in doing so tore it in two, when the 

 acontia gushed out copiously, mingled with numerous young but fully 

 formed anemones. This species is easily kept alive, and is highly orna- 

 mental in the aquarium. 



Sagartia nivea. — The Snowy Anemone. Localities, Miltown-Malbay, 

 tolerably abundant at Spanish Point, and left dry at low-water. I men- 

 tion this latter fact, because Dr. E. P. Wright, in his list, read ]S"ovember 

 9, 1858 (see-'^Nat. Hist. Eev.," page 117, Vol. vi., IS'o. 2, April, 1859), 

 observes that " he has never seen it left dry by the ebb of the tide, but 

 has always found it inhabiting the sides of caves which are constantly 

 fall of water." Gosse mentions it as being left dry (see page 70, ''Bri- 

 tish Anemones".) 



Sagartia sphyrodeta. — The Sandalled Anemone. Occurs sparingly at 

 Lahinch, generally attached to the Viva lactuca, in shallow tide-pools. It 

 is easily recognised by the arrangement of the tentacles, and longitudinal 

 markings of the column. Gosse says, " it cannot be considered a com- 

 mon species ; but when it does occur, it is usually in some numbers." 

 In the pools at Lahinch I never found more than two individuals to- 

 gether ; on the Clare coast it is certainly rare. 



Sagartia troglodytes. — The Cave-dwelling Anemone. In my Mil- 

 town-Malbay list I put a ? after this species, because I was not quite 

 certain as to its identification; but from Mr. Gosse's very accui-ate de- 

 scription, I have now no doubt on my mind that it occurs at Spanish 

 Point, and may be found at low- water in company with Sagartia venusta 

 and Sagartia nivea. At Ballyvaughan it occurs in the mud-covered rocks 

 in company with S. hellis. 



TheB-like mark at the tentacle-foot (see " British Anemones," pages 

 85, 95), which is almost always present, distinguishes troglodytes from 

 other species. 



Anthea cereus. — The Opelet. This is probably the commonest ane- 

 mone we are acquainted with, occurring in numbers all along the coast 

 from about half ebb to low water, attached and unattached to rocks, sand, 

 mud, and sea- weed. 



