BOTTOM FAUNA OF BLACKWATER ESTUARY: 1970 265 Fig. 2. Distribution of a number of Blackwater species. A—those re- stricted to the Thirslet region. B—mid-channel species. C— Nephthys caeca. D—offshore species, + marks the Blackwater record of Psammechinus miliaris, * that of Alcyonium digitatum. See text.