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The mantle of this inelegant Doris, is not unlike some 

 carbuncular formation. The under surface is pinkish and shaded 

 with purple. It is a very unsightly object. The edge of the 

 mantle of the young is mottled-yellow. The whole animal is 

 nearly 5 inches long, and broad in the centre. Ova white, 

 deposited in narrow tape-like form in four or five broad coils. 

 The white ova alone sufficiently distinguish this ugly sea-nymph 

 from her rival D. exanthemata. 



DOB.IS INTECTA. KeL 



Body 1£ inch long. Mantle warty : of a dark-brown colour, 

 nearly black ; on the medial line is a thick white pasty line. 

 Dorsal tentacles brown ; clavate, laminated. Oral tentacles long, 

 linear, pointed ; of a bright-brown colour. Branchial plumes 6. 

 tri-pinnated ; of a golden-brown colour, Foot golden-brown ; 

 narrow, longer than mantle. 



This warty Doris is easily distinguished from others of a 

 brown colour by its rufous warty mantle, and the dirty-white 

 line on back, Even the young have the white dorsal streak. 

 Very common in low water in the months of September and 

 October. 



Doris lanuginosa. KeL 



Body J inch long ; of a pale-green colour. Mantle green, 

 covered with short downy hair. Dorsal tentacles green, lamel- 

 lated, pubescent. Oral tentacles not observed. Branchiae 10 

 or 12 ; small, of a sap-green colour, bi-pinnated. Foot shorter 

 than mantle ; of a pale-green colour, transparent. 



Of this downy species I have only seen one specimen. It 

 lived only a few days. Found near Nicholson's Cove. 



Doris spongxosa, KeL 



Semi-gelatinous. Body nearly 3J inches long. Mantle 

 broad, oval, covering the foot in all parts ; of a dull yellow- 

 brown colour, deeply pitted : margin of pits granular ; cavities 

 spongious. The whole upper surface of mantle looks like the 



