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CHLOROSPERMEÆ OR GRASS GREEN SEAWEEDS.

Tribe—conferveæ.

Couferva rupestris Rock Crowsilk
   " lanosa Woolly "
   " fucicola Wrack "
   " tortuosa Twisted "

Tribe—ulveæ.

Ulva latissima Oyster Green or Laver
  " Lactuca Lettuce Laver
Entermarpha intestinalis Intestinal Entermorpha
    " compressa Branched "

The subjoined table contains the names of some of the crustaceous animals and molluscs commonly met with in the neighbourhood:—

Arctopsis tetraodon Four-horned Spider-crab
Hyas araneus Great Spider-crab, or Sea-toad
Portunus puber Velvet Fiddler-crab
Corystes dentata Toothed Crab
Gonoplax angulata Angular Crab
Pinnotheres pisum Pea-crab
Porcellana platycheles Broad-claw porcelain Crab
Cancer pagurus Edible crab
Cancer mænas Common Crab
Pagurus Bernhardus Hermit-crab
Pilumnus hirtellus Hairy-crab
Palæmon serratus Common Prawn
Crangon vulgaris Common Shrimp
Corophium longicorne Long-horned Corophium
Orchestia littorea Shore-hopper
Talitrus saltator Sand-hopper
Sulcator arenarius Sand-screw
Mytilus edulis Edible Mussel
Cardium edule Cockle
Buccinum undatum Whelk
Litorina litorea Periwinkle
Calyptra vulgaris Common Limpet