. The British Tunicata; an unfinished monograph. Sea squirts; Tunicata. BOTRYLLUS VIRESCENS. G5 filaments pale yellow. The individuals arranged in circular or oval systems (figs. 123 and 124) of from six to twelve around a largish common aperture margined with red. Diameter of the mass from one to two inches (25-50 mm.). Hob.—On the underside of stones between tide- marks. [On stones and on stems of Laminaria digitato, etc. (Codes).~] ENGLAND.—Cullercoats, JSTorthumb. (Alder fy Han- cock). [Falmouth, Cornwall (Gocks)J\ First record.—Alder & Hancock, FIG. 124.—A variety of Botryllus
. The British Tunicata; an unfinished monograph. Sea squirts; Tunicata. BOTRYLLUS VIRESCENS. G5 filaments pale yellow. The individuals arranged in circular or oval systems (figs. 123 and 124) of from six to twelve around a largish common aperture margined with red. Diameter of the mass from one to two inches (25-50 mm.). Hob.—On the underside of stones between tide- marks. [On stones and on stems of Laminaria digitato, etc. (Codes).~] ENGLAND.—Cullercoats, JSTorthumb. (Alder fy Han- cock). [Falmouth, Cornwall (Gocks)J\ First record.—Alder & Hancock, FIG. 124.—A variety of Botryllus virescens. Systems of from seven to ten individuals. Enlarged. When magnified the colour of the colony in this species is shewn to be formed by a copious sprinkling of opaque spots, of varying intensity on the lower part and sometimes extending around the disc. [A very pretty variety, with a red thorax and a larger excretory orifice to the systems than in the type, is figured (PL LXI, fig. 11, and fig. 124 in text.)] 4. Botryllus smaragdus Milne Edwards. [? Botryllus Borlasii Fleming.] (Plate LXII, fig. 1; PL LXVI, fig. 1; and fig. 1256 in text.) [t Alcyoni-um BOELASE Nat. Hist. Cornwall (1758), p. 254, pi. xxv, ft', in and iv.] 111. 5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alder, Joshua, 1792-1867; Hancock, Albany, 1806-1873; Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919; Norman, Alfred Merle, 1831-1918; Embleton, Dennis, 1810-1900. London, Printed for the Ray society
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