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2. Opposite Flesh wick beach, 12 fathoms : Palmipes 

 membranaceus, Solaster papposus, Aporrhais pes-pelicani 

 (a very large number, all alive), Lepadogaster bimaculatus. 



3. North side of Fleshwick Bay, 15 fathoms : Solaster 

 papposus, Plumularia pinnata, Eudendrium capillare, 

 Palmiceilaria skenei (new to the district), Scaphander lig- 

 narius, Ascidia virginea. 



4. Same line, a little further out : Palmipes membra- 

 naceus, Aporrhais pes-pelicani, Eugyra glutinans. 



5. Across mouth of Port Erin Bay, from near Bradda 

 Head to breakwater, bottom gravel and weeds : Adamsia 

 palliata, Eupagicrus prideauxii, Ophioglypha albida 

 (spawning) , Membranipora imbellis, M. dumerilii, Mucro- 

 nella ventricosa, M. variolosa, Stomatopora granulata, S. 

 major, Lepralia pertusa, Schizoporella linearis. Three 

 varieties of the last species were found (1) var. with 

 abortive cells having ovicells, (2) var. with avicularia on 

 the top of blunt umbones, (3) var. approaching crucifera, 

 but with a spine on the ovicell. 



VI. June 17-19. The Committee hired the steam 

 trawler ' Lady Loch ' for June 18, and having favourable 

 weather were able to work out to the depression between 

 the Isle of Man and Ireland (see chart, PI. II., and sec- 

 tion). Two or three hauls were taken at each of the 

 following : — 



, 1. Six miles N.W. of Port Erin, 33 fathoms, sandy 

 mud : Found Brissopsis lyrifera, Alcyonidium gelatinosum, 

 Porania pulvillus , Adamsia palliata, Palmipes membra- 

 naceus, Scalpellum vulgare on Antennularia. 



2. Eight miles N.W. of Port Erin, 40 fathoms, mud : 

 Found Calocaris macandrece, Hyalincecia tubicola, &c. 



3. Eleven miles N.W. of Port Erin, 50 fathoms, mud : 

 Sagartia herdmani (on Turritella shells, see fig. 2, p. 22), 

 Panthalis oerstedi, Lipobranchius Jeffrey sii, Bougainvillea 

 muscus. 



