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Koundstone Bay (M'Calla). I have taken it at the same locality in 

 1866. Dr. Gray makes Halichondria celata, var. a of Dr. Johnston 

 a species under the name of Eaphyrus celatus (Gray).* 



Sub Class 3.— KERATOSA. Bowerbank. 



Spongionella pulchella (Sowerby) . 

 The type specimen of this sponge was said to have been found on the 

 coast of Ireland. It has been examined and determined by Dr. Bow- 

 erbank, Carrickfergus (Templeton). 



Chalina oeulata (Palmer). 

 Probably everywhere along the coasts. 



C. cervicornis (Pallas). 

 Dublin Bay (the late Professor Harvey). I am quite uncertain as to this 

 species. It is said in Thompson's 11 Natural History of Ireland," 

 vol. iv., p. 480, to have been taken in Belfast Bay by Templeton and 

 Hyndman ; Waterford, Miss Ball ; Bertraghboy Bay, Dr. Parran and 

 M'Calla. But it is possible these were all specimens of Dyctyo- 

 cylindrus stuposus (Mont.) 



C. montaguii (Flem.J 

 Dublin Bay, and Connemara (M'Calla). 



C. limbata (Montagu). 

 Bangor. Dublin Bay, named by Dr. Johnston {fide Thompson). Round- 

 stone (M'Calla). Parasitical on Puci, and met with at Malahide and 

 Ban try Bay. 



C. seriata (Grant). 

 Ireland's Eye (Thompson). Tory Island (G. Hyndman). 



Dysidea fragilis (Montagu) . 

 Spongelia fragilis (Kardo). 

 Around the coast in every suitable locality. 



* Halichondria celata, var. a. massive and wide of Dr. Johnston, is without doubt 

 Eaphyrus griffithsice of Bowerbank. There is, therefore, no necessity for Dr. Gray's 

 species. A very singular blunder in connexion with this species will befound in a paper by 

 Mr.W. Andrews on Irish Sponges (" Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist.," 4th Series, vol. i., April, 

 1868, p. 307), where, referring to Halichondria celata, Johnston; and citing as syno- 

 nyms Raphyrus griffithsia Bowerbank, and Cliona celata Grant, he say3 : — " No sponge 

 has caused more confusion than this, whether we consider its range in deep and shallow 

 water, its varied distribution of attachment, or the very dissimilar outline of form and 

 structure it not unfrequently assumes — so much so, that H. celata of Johnston had been 

 divided into twelve species." Dr. Bowerbank's original mistake, the origin of which he 

 explains so clearly (" British Sponges," vol. ii., p. 215), is here, in spite of all precau^ 

 tions, perpetuated. — [Note added in press, July, 1868, E. P. W.J 



