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ZOOPHYTES. 
specimens of P. setacea , brought up in the trawl-net in the Gulf of 
Mexico, from 30 fathoms water, June 1, 1801. 
P. myriophyllum, Lamx. 
Youghal, Miss Ball. Isle of Man, Prof. Forbes. A specimen dredged 
from 40 fathoms water, at Sana Island, Mr. Hyndman, W. T. 
P. frutescens, Flem. 
Youghal, Miss Ball, 1836. Dublin Bay, Dr. Hassall. 
Genus Laomedea. 
L. dichotoma, Lamx., 
Is found around the Irish coast, attaining to a great size on that of the 
Co. Dublin. Of numerous specimens obtained in the fishermen’s nets at 
Howth, in April, 1835, some reached to the height of 18 inches, and were 
besides beautifully and profusely branched. Ballantrae, Ayrshire, W. T. 
Dredged from 40 fathoms at Sana Island by Mr. Hyndman, W. T. 
Youghal, Miss Ball. On an Aporrhais pes-pelicani dredged at Bangor, in 
5 — 6 fathoms, July, 1846. 
Laomedea geniculata, Lamx. 
Clifden, Connemara, W. T. 
Specimens are before me from the North, East, and South coasts of 
Ireland. It is very common on Algae ; occasionally on Zoster a marina. 
The Algae preferred are the Halidrys siliquosa and the fronds of Lamina- 
ria digitata, and very different does the imperfect state of the Laomedea 
appear on the two plants. In the former the roots, if so they may be 
called, twine round the stem and vesicles of the sea-weed ; on the broad 
leaves of the tangle, its first state is occasionally a regular piece of net- 
work, though the meshes are of various size, junction of the meshes ap- 
parently tied in a knot (as it were by fairy fingers), from these knots in 
due time spring the Zoophytes known as Laomedea geniculata . 
L. gelatinosa , Lam. 
Youghal, Miss Ball ; Bangor, County Down, Oct. 1835, W. T. In the 
ordinary state parasitical on Zostera marina in both localities. Miss Ball 
has likewise obtained specimens presenting the finest state of the species, 
and 11 inches in height. 
Prof. Allman has found it at Courtmasherry Harbour, Co. Cork. 
Genus Campanularia. 
C. volubilis, Lamx. 
Dublin coast, 1835 ; Belfast Bay, on various Zoophytes and Algae ; of 
the former Sertularia abietina and Plumularia falcata , and of the latter 
Halidrys siliquosa, are favourites. On the broad leaves of Delesseria sinuosa. 
Donaghadee, Mr. Hyndman. Courtmasherry Harbour, Co. Cork, Prof. 
Allman. Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, W. T. Commonly invests Sar- 
gassum from the Mar de Sargasso in my collection. 
C. syringa, Lam. 
Of this species, which has not a place in Mr. Templeton’s published 
catalogue, 1 find specimens labelled “ Belfast Lough ” in his collection — 
to myself it has occurred on the coasts of Down and Dublin. 
