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ZOOPHYTES. 
Genus Cellepoka. 
C. pumicosa, Linn. 
Common around the coast of Ireland. 
Springvale , July, 1846. — Cellepora pumicosa, found patches of, spreading 
over branches of Ptilota plumosa, W. T. 
C ramulosa, Linn. 
Obtained at Youghal by Miss Ball. Portmarnock, 1835, W. T. 
Small specimens have been dredged in deep water, Belfast Bay, by Mr. 
E. Getty and Mr. Hyndman; attached to flexible Zoophytes, as P. 
falcata, & c. May, 1843. — Dredged in from 8 to 10 fathoms at Donaghadee, 
by Dr. Drummond ; adherent to Sertularia abietina. 
C. Skenei , Ellis and Solander (sp.). 
Among “ corallines ” taken in the trawl-nets in very deep water off the 
eastern coast of Ireland, and preserved in Miss Ball’s collection, is a speci- 
men of C. Skenei which was pointed out to me by that lady in May last. 
Dr. Johnston, in his British Zoophytes, p. 276, remarks — “ Notwithstand- 
ing the apparent dissimilarity in habit of the three preceding Celleporce 
[C. Skenei, C. ramulosa, and C. pumicosa ], I cannot but suspect that they 
are merely different states of the same species, for in these productions 
the ‘ fronti nulla fides ’ receives many an apposite illustration.” This 
specimen tends to bear out the correctness of the view that the three 
forms are not specifically different : the form C. Skenei is rare ; C. ramu- 
losa not common ; C. pumicosa abundant : this last may perhaps be con- 
sidered the base of both the others. With this one specimen of C. Skenei, 
a good deal of C. ramulosa was taken of small size adherent to Sertularia 
argentea. 
C. cervicornis, Flem. 
Obtained many years ago in abundance from the Nymph Bank by 
Dr. Ball. 
Dredged in Belfast Bay, Ordnance Collection (W. T., August, 1843). 
Roundstone, Mr. M‘Calla. Youghal, Miss Ball. 
Feb., 1847. — A very fine specimen attached to a stone dredged off Car- 
rickfergus was sent to E. Getty, Esq. On the same stone was Alecto 
granulata , and attached to the Cellepora a beautiful tubular sponge, per- 
haps S. limbata, also Serpula vitrece. 
Genus Lepkalia. 
L. hyalina, Johnst. 
Common on marine plants, &c., on the shores of Ireland from North to 
South. 
Killery Bay, Connemara, on Laminaria digitata, W. T. 
Common on Algae around the coast of Ireland, looking especially beau- 
tiful from the purity of its colour on our fine red Delesserice and Nitophyllce. 
L. tenuis, Hassall. 
* Irish Channel, off Sana Island, Mr. Hyndman. 
Dublin Bay, Dr. Hassall. 
