THE SEA-ANEMONES OF OUR SHORES. 



UY K. C. MARKS. 



The Channel Islands have long been noted as an area exceed- 

 ingly rich both in species and individuals of that interesting 

 class, the Actinozoa^ whicli includes Sea-Anemones and Corals. 

 In spite of this we have no connected record to hand ; there- 

 fore the present list has been com])iled to help students of the 

 fauna of our shores, and in the hope that it Avill stimulate 

 further research. 



The list is founded on Oosse's " History of British Sea- 

 Anemones," published in IHTjO, and where possible more recent 

 records have been added. The records for Sark have been 

 taken from the catalogue Avhich is given in Ansted's " Channel 

 Islands " ; we haA^e no information as to species occurring in 

 Alderney. 



The following record comprises twenty-eight species, tAvo 

 of Avhich occur only in Herm, so far as at ])resent knoAvn. 



The records in Gosse are based on the Avork of Mr. E. 

 W. H. Holdsworth, Dr. J. D. Hilton, Mr. S. Whitchurch, 

 Mr. Joshua Alder, Dr. Wallich and Miss (iuille. 



Ansted says (p. 242) : " The list of Zoophytes (including 

 Sea-Anemones) is supplied from many observers. The Misses 

 Le Lievre, of (juernsey ; Dr. Hilton, Avho has resided in 

 (iuernsey ; Mrs. CoUings, of Snrk, and Mr. Picquet, of 

 Jersey, have been the principal local contributors ; and species 

 have been added by ^Jr. Busk and other occasional visitors 

 among English naturalists." 



I take this opportunity of thanking publicly all who have 

 helped in this Avork, notably Messrs. F. H. Wright, E. W. 

 Sharp and G. T. Barry. 



Aetinoloba dianthus. The Plumose Anemone. Guernsey (HoldsAvorth) . 

 In one spot at low tide in L'Ancresse Bay. A specimen of this beautiful 

 anemone was captured by the late Marshall Ozanne in December, 1905, 

 and was kept in an aquarium for six months (Mabbs). Sark (Ansted). 



Sagartia belliS. The Daisy Anemone. Guernsey (Holdsworth). Abun- 

 dant everywhere along the coast both in crevices of rocks and in open 

 sand (Mabbs;. 8ark ^ Ansted). 



Five varieties are described, several of which are probably to be 

 found here. 



