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the species. Tlie minute anatomy, however, is scarcely alluded 
to by Professor Richiardi. One new genus and several new 
species are described. Many species of modern authors are 
reduced to the ranks of synonyms. The references to the 
plates in our special part are to the reprint. 
Sars, M. (Remarks on the distribution of Animal Life in the 
Depths of the Sea.) Videnskabs-Selskabs Forhand. 1868, 
pp. 246-275. Translated in Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. ser. 4, 
vol. iii. June, 1869, pp. 423-444. 
Contains a Catalogue of the marine Invertebrata known at 
the date of publication to exist on the coast of Norway from 
200 to 450 fathoms of depth. The number of species enume- 
rated is, of Rhizopods 68, Sponges 5, Actinozoa 20, Hydrozoa 2, 
Crinoids 2, Asterids 21, Echinids 5, Holothuroids 8, Gephyrea 
6, Annelida 51, Polyzoa 35, Tunicates 4, Brachiopods 4, Mol- 
lusca 90, Arachnid 1, Crustacea 105 — a total of 427 species. 
Stoliczka, F. On the anatomy of Sagartia schilleriana, a 
new Coral living in brackish water at Port Canning. J ourn. 
Asiat. Soc. part 2, No. 1, 1869. Physical Science, pp. 28- 
54, pis. 10, 11. 
This new species is remarkable for possessing a number of 
solid scleroid particles in its tissue — these being formed by 
silex and carbonate of lime, in the proportion of one of the 
former to twenty of the latter. 
Verrill, a. E. Descriptions of a remarkable new Jellyfish and 
two Actinians from the coast of Maine. Silliman^s J ournal, 
July, 1869, pp. 116-118, and Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. ser. 4, 
vol. iv. Sept. 1869, pp. 160-163. 
. Notes on Radiata. Review of the Corals and Polyps of 
the West Coast of America. Trans. Connecticut Acad, 
vol. i. pp. 423-462, January 1869; pp. 463-478, February, 
1869 ; pp. 479-502, March 1869. 
. On new and imperfectly known Echinoderms and Corals. 
Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. vol. xii. April 1869, pp. 381- 
396. 
The author describes several new species of Echinoderms, 
and a new genus and several new species of Corals. 
. Critical remarks on Halcyonoid Corals. No. 3. Am. 
Journ. Sci. 2nd ser. vol. xlvii. No. 140, March 1869, pp. 282- 
285. No. 4. Ibid. vol. xlviii. Nov. 1869, pp. 419-429. 
No. 3 criticises Dr. J. E. Gray’s paper on Fleshy Alcyonoid 
Corals. 
Wallich, G. C. On Physalia and certain Scombroid (?) Fish 
which are frequently associated with it in Tropical and 
