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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt:...Man. Penmaenmawr (Lomas). Hilbre Island (Rev. H. H. Higgins). Colwyn Bay (Shrubsole, Walker). Holyhead (Higgin). Scrupocellaria scrupea, Busk. Found on shore at West Kirby (Lomas), and dredged off Port Erin (five to ten fathoms), by Professor Herdman; and in the " Merry Andrew " Expedition, at Hilbre Swash (ten to eleven fathoms). North Wales (Shrubsole). Not previously recorded in this district. Scrupocellaria reptans, Linn. Cellularia reptarvs, Pall, Johnston, Smitt. Canda reptans, Busk, B. M. Cat Very common. Isle of Man, on Pecten and Laminaria; Penmaenmawr, West Kirky, &c. Colwyn Bay and Beaumaris (Walker). Holyhead (Higgin). Family IV.--Bioellariid;. Syn. Bicellariea. Smitt. Genus Bicellaria, Blainville. Syn. CelMaria. Pallas (part), Flem., Johnst. Crisia (part) Lam., Van Ben. Confined to Australian Seas, except two British forms, B. ciliata and B. alderi (N. Scotland). Bicellaria ciliata, Linn. Cellularia ciliata, Pall., Flem., Johnst. Crisia ciliata, Lam., Van Ben. Fleetwood, on a buoy; Menai Straits (Hincks). West Kirby, on Algae, abundant. Hilbre (Lomas). Bangor and Southport (Pennington). Rhyl (Shrubsole). New Brighton (Marrat). Bootle (Tudor). Colwyn Bay (Walker). Holyhead (Higgin). Genus Bugula, Oken. Syn. Cellularia, Pall., Johnst. Bugulina, Gray. Avicularia, J. V. Thompson, Gray. Very widely distributed. Eight British species are known. Bugula turbinata, Alder. Dredged off Gt. Orme's Head; Isle of Man (Hincks); Menai Straits (Alder); Hilbre Island, in great abundance (Lomas). Colwyn Bay (Shrubsole). Bugula flabellata, J. V. Thompson. Flustra avicularis, J. Sowerby, Flem., Johnst. Bugula avicularia, Smitt. On Flustra, Isle of Man (Lomas); Bootle (Tudor); Llandudno, N.W. (Hincks); West Kirby (Lomas); Menai Straits (Pennington); Se...