56 K. J. Bush — Two genera of tubicolous Annelids. 



reous disk (there are 5 branchiae in each lobe). Another con- 

 siderably larger specimen has a scarcely raised asymmetrical 

 cone, which in protile has the appearance of an unevenly 

 thickened disk very much like figure N given by Philippi as 



Vermilia polytrema (p. 194) and described as a very short 

 oblique cone, so that there can be little question that his spe- 

 cies represents the young of the Mediterranean V. trique- 

 troides. The figure given by Langerhans '83, under the name 



V. polytrema variety digitata, from Madeira is also probably 

 the young of some species ; the drawing (fig. 48) is, however, 

 very misleading, as the digitate or fimbriate edge of the collar 

 appears as a part of the operculum. The Vermilia dinema 

 Morch '63 (p. 388) also becomes synonymous. 



Historical Notes on the name Vermilia infundibulum . 



Serpula infundibulum Martini, 1776 (figure); Gmelin, ed. 

 18C6 (p. 607); Lamarck 1818 (p. 364). Seas of India, on 

 stones, tube only. 



Lamarck describes tubes in his cabinet from the same 

 locality with variety o from Isle of King, Australia. The 

 name does not occur under his genus Vermilia. West Indies 

 is given by Morch '63 (p. 389) as the locality for Martini's 

 species, which does not appear to be again mentioned under 

 any of the species belonging to that fauna ; Lamarck is quoted 

 (p. 382) in the synonymy of Serpula vermicidaris y his 

 locality, however, is omitted. Both Quatrefages '65 (p. 524) 

 and Claparede '70 (p. 523) state that it is impossible to cor- 

 rectly determine Gmelin's species. 



Serpula infundibulum Delle Chiaje '28 (p. 226, figures) 

 -r Lo Bianco '93 (p. 83) non Martini. 



Serpula crater Claparede '70 (p. 525, figures). Mediter- 

 ranean, Bay of Naples. 



This species is referred to the genus Hydroides by Morch 

 '63 (p. 380). 



Vermilia infundibulum Philippi '44 (p. 1 93, figure) not of 

 authors. 



Vermilia midtinaricosa Morch '63 (p. 389) + r Marenzeller 

 '93 (p. 39, figures) non Lo Bianco. 



Vermiliopsis multivaricosa Saint-Joseph '94 + Bush '05 

 (type, p. 223). 



Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi) Bush non Saint- 

 Joseph. Mediterranean. 



As none of the foregoing species prove to be the same as 

 Philippi's, the name mxdtivaricosa becomes superfluous, unfor- 

 tunately causing great confusion in names, especially as multi- 

 varicosa was given for the type of the genus Vermiliopsis in 



