TUBULARIA TNDIVISA. 49 



Family.— TUBULARIIDiE. 

 Tubularia mdicisa, Linnaeus. (Plate IV.) 



1 dry specimen and 1 specimen in liquid. 



specimens The polypite of Tubularia indivisa 

 16, 17. is ovate in form, and reddish in 

 colour. There are two separate rings of 

 tentacles, one around the mouth, and the 

 other at about the middle of the polypite. 

 The gonophores are formed at the foot of 

 the body-tentacles in stalked clusters. The 

 polypary is neither branched nor ringed, and 

 extends upwards to the base of the polypite. 

 In these Tubularians the need of a support for 

 the polypites suggests itself very forcibly ; the 

 body seems top-heavy and liable to break 

 off when swaying with the movement of the 

 water. This species is common in shallow 

 or deep water off Hastings, but grows much 

 finer in the latter situation. It requires 

 to be preserved immediately on being taken. 



Tubularia coronata, AMdgard. (Fig. 10 and 

 Plate II.) 



1 specimen in liquid, also Medusoids in liquid. 



specimens This species appears to be a rare 



18, 19. visitant to Hastings, and will, 



therefore, receive more notice here than would 



