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the bay ; and he specially studied the medusae. Mr. 

 Browne has sent me some notes upon his work, from 

 which I extract the following brief particulars. Further 

 details will be given in an independent L.M.B.C. Keport 

 upon the medusae of our district, which Mr. Browne pro- 

 mises us after another visit to Port Erin during the com- 

 ing season. The species which he has found so far are : — 

 Amphicodon (Gorymorpha) fritillaria, Godonium (Sarsia) 

 pulchellum, Cytceandra (Podocoryne) areolata, Euphysa 

 aurata, Laodoce (Thaumantias) cruciata, Margellium 

 (Lizzia) octopunctatum, Melicertidium ( Stomobrachium) 

 octocostatum, Tiaropsis (Thaumantias) multicirrata, 

 Aurelia aurita, Gyanea capillata, and several other 

 species not yet determined. Nearly all these are 

 new records to the L.M.B.C. district, and Amphicodon 

 fritillaria has not previously been recorded for 

 British seas. 



Mr. Browne took tow-net gatherings on the average 

 three days a week between April 28th and June 5th. He 

 found : — Protozoa, three species nearly always present, 

 Geratium tripos, G. fusus, and G. diver gens ; G. fusca was 

 not often taken. Ctenophora, Pleurobrachia pileus and 

 Lesueuria vitrea (this is a new record for the L.M.B.C. 

 district). Annelida, Terebella and Nerine larvae, Tomop- 

 teris, Autolytus prolifer, Sagitta, and A ctinotrocha. Crus- 

 tacea, Nauplius and Metanauplius stages of Balanus\ 

 Podon and Evadne ; many Copepoda not identified (great 

 decrease of Copepoda when the sea is full of Diatoms) ; 

 Zoea stage of Porcellana, Megalopa of Pagurus. And 

 finally the Tunicate Oikopleura, many with ova at end of 

 April, young stages at end of May. 



Mr. G. W. Wood, who recorded several species of 

 Hydroid Zoophytes new to the district in the third volume 

 of our " Fauna," has now sent me notes of further work. 



