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Ascetta coriacea had previously been recorded from Port 
Erin and Holyhead, and I collected again great quantities 
of it at Fleshwick Bay, near Port Erin, Easter, 1890. 
Ascaltis botryoudes, Fleming. 
A number of specimens of this form were obtained in 
Fleshwick Bay, near Port Erin, on the “‘ Hyena” expedi- 
tion of Easter, 1889. I found them in a shallow pool just 
beyond the entrance of a long and narrow cave, where I 
collected some again at Easter, 1890. The level of the pool 
was near high-water mark (!). 
Mr. Higgin records this species from Holyhead. 
Ascaltis contorta, Bowerbank. 
Leucosolenia contorta, B., Brit. Spong., vol. ii., p. 29; vol. iii., pl. iii. 
Leucosolenia contorta, Carter, Midland Naturalist, vol. iii., p. 195. 
A few small specimens have been found for the first time 
in our district by Mr. Herbert C. Chadwick, near Beau- 
maris, August, 1889, and subsequently I found it myself 
at Hilbre Island, March, 1890. Bowerbank records it 
from Guernsey, Scarborough (?), and from the Guliot Caves, 
Sark. 
Ascortis lacunosa, Johnston. 
Grantia lacunosa, Johnston. 
Leucosolenia lacunosa, Bowerbank. 
I refer to this species a few specimens which were 
dredged on the ‘‘ Hyzna”’ expedition of May 25th, 1890, 
in Penrhos Bay, off Rhoscolyn Beacon, and off Porth 
Dafarth, where they were found sticking to Zoophytes. 
The presence of oxeote spicules in the stalk-like portion 
of these specimens shows that they belong to this species 
and not to Ascetta primordialis, Hkl., some varieties (espe- 
cially Nardorus primordialis)* of which they resemble very 
closely. For figures and descriptions see Bowerbank + 
* Heckel, ‘‘ Die Kalkschweemme,” vol. iii., pl. ii., fig. 5. 
+ Bowerbank, loc. cit. vol. ii., p. 22; vol. ii., pl. iv. 
