MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION AT PORT ERIN. 69 
three species of Foraminifera new to the district obtained, 
along with many other species, from the mud at 60 fms., 
one, Lagena hertwigiana, is new to British seas. 
The Zoophytes from these various hauls have been 
examined by Miss L. R. Thornely, who reports 38 species 
in all, including the following seven which are new to the 
district :—Campanularia raridentata, Lafoéa fruticosa, 
Calycella fastigiata, Cuspidella grandis, C. costata, Hale- 
coum muricatum and Sertularella tenella. The Polyzoa 
collected during this day represent 57 species, from which 
Miss Thornely reports three, Hippothoa flagellum, Mem- 
brampora trifolium and Schizoporella simplex, as being 
new to our district, and two, Schizoporella linearis and 
Stomatopora granulata, new to the Isle of Man lists. 
On the following day (June 6th) on the way back to 
Liverpool dredging from the ‘ Mallard,’ was conducted at 
the following places :— 
1. Twenty miles South Kast from Port St. Mary, 26 
fms.: good productive ground, large haul :—Swberites 
domuncula, Spongelia fragilis, Lafoea pygmea* and Plu- 
mularia frutescens,* (altogether 25 species of Zoophytes, 
and 24 species of Polyzoa), Cucwmaria hyndmani, 
Antedon rosacea, Amphiura chiaju, Clavelina lepadiformis, 
Corella parallelogramma. 
2. Twenty-five miles South Hast from Port St. Mary, 
23 fms., large haul :—Cellaria jistulosa, Sertularia oper- 
culata, Antedon rosacea, Carinella linearis, Onuphis con- 
chilega, Diastylis biplicata, Forbesella tessellata, Cynthia 
echinata. 
3. Twenty miles North West from Liverpool bar, 18 
fms., poor haul. 
4. Fifteen miles North West from the bar, 16 fms., 
poor haul. 
