[86] The species of Cirripeds referred to are probably the common Acorn Barnacle (_Balanus porcatus_) and the Goose Barnacle (_Lepas anatifera_), the latter occasionally found on ships' bottoms and drift-wood, probably carried by favourable currents from warmer seas than our own. Concha anatifera or Ansifera or Barnicleshell whereof about 4 yeares past were found upon the shoare no small number by yarmouth hanging by slender strings of a kind of Alga vnto seuerall splinters or [clefts _crossed out_] cleauings of firre boards vnto wch they were seuerally fastned & hanged like ropes of onyons: their shell flat & of a peculiar forme differing from other shelles, this being of four diuisions. containing a small imperfect animal at the lower part diuided into many shootes or streames wch prepossed [imag _crossed out_] spectators fancy to bee the rudiment of the tayle of some goose or duck to bee [expute _crossed out_] produced from it. some whereof in ye shell & some taken out & spred upon paper wee shall [still?] keepe by us. [Fol. 34.] Stellæ marinæ[87] or sea starres in great plentie especially about yarmouth. whether they bee bred out of the [vrticas _crossed out_] vrticæ squalders or sea gellies as many report wee cannot confirme butt the squalderes in the middle seeme to haue some lines or first draughts not unlike. our starres exceed not 5 poynts though I haue heard that some with more haue been found about Hunstanton and Burnham. where are also found stellæ marinæ testacæ or handsome crusted & brittle sea [stars _crossed out_] starres much lesse. [87] The Five-finger (_Asterias rubens_, L.) is a very numerous species on our coast and very destructive. Brittle Stars (_Ophiocoma sp?_) are as Browne states most frequent about Hunstanton, Burnham, and Cromer. _Solaster papposa_ is also found in the same localities. The pediculus[88] and culex marin us the sea lowse & flie are [are _crossed out_] also no strangeres. [88] The Pediculus, or Sea Louse, is probably _Talitrus locusta_, the Sand-hopper; what may be intended by _Culex marinus_ it is difficult to say. A species of gnat is at times very numerous on the wet sand just above the water-line. _See also_ Notes 110 and 115, on a kindred subject. Physsalus Rondeletij[89] or eruca marina physsaloides according to the icon of Rondeletius of very orient green & purple bristles. [89] The Sea Mouse, _Aphrodite aculeata_. This is referred to again in the Letters to Merrett. Urtica marina[90] of diuers kinds some whereof called squalderes. of a burning and stinging qualitie if rubbed in the hand. the water thereof may afford a good cosmetick.