62 BRITISH HYDROID ZOOPHYTES. 



Family- L AFOEIDyE. 

 Lafo'ea dumosa, Fleming. 



1 dry specimen, 1 specimen in box. 



specimens This hydroid is found either 

 29, 30. twining up some other species or 

 over running other objects, and in this, the 

 creeping condition, the stem is simple (single). 

 In another phase, the stem is erect and 

 branching, in which case it is compound, as 

 are also the branches. This habit of producing 

 a compound stem is apparently induced by 

 the need of stiffening and support for the 

 zoophyte. The receptacles are tubular and 

 somewhat curved. There is a short pedicel, 

 and in the upright form the receptacles are 

 arranged around the axis. Capsules not 

 present. 



This species is common in deep water. 



Two other species, L. porillum and 

 L parvnla, ffincks. have been found locally. 



Filelhim serpens, Hassan. 



1 specimen. 



specimen The character of this species is 



31. similar to that of the last, but the 



stem is creeping and reticulate, and is set in a 



