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THE publication of a new local fauna list is always an event of some interest, and it is of importance when it concerns such historic ground as that of the sea around the Isle of Man (“Marine Fauna of the Isle of Man”. Compiled by Dr. Hilary B. Moore. Editor: Dr. R. J. Daniel, assisted by J. R. Bruce and Dr. M. W. Parke. University Press of Liverpool, 1937. 2s.). This up-to-date list of the marine animals found in that region is therefore to be warmly welcomed. Future visitors to the Biological Station at Port Erin will be grateful to Dr. Moore, a former member of its staff, for his work of compilation. He has been wise in following the same general plan as that of the well-known “Plymouth Marine Fauna”, giving after each recorded name a reference to a good description, adding notes on the ecology, and breeding dates when known. There are three charts and a general introduction describing the most accessible and typical grounds. Dr. Moore and the editors have done their work well, while the printers have succeeded in producing well-balanced and attractive pages. As a work of reference, this list will be much used ; to those studying the marine ecology of our islands it will be invaluable. We should like to suggest that in future editions a note be included as to the origin of the ancient drawing of a viking ship which so attractively adorns the cover.
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Marine Fauna of the Isle of Man. Nature 141, 508 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141508b0
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