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CEYLON PEARL OYSTER REPORT. 



Family : Siphonogorgiidae. 

 *Paramphfhya pralli, n. sp. 

 Chironepbthya varidbilii, HlCKSON. 

 Siphonogorgut puslulosa, Wright .and Studer. 

 miniacea, Kukenthal. 



Mlikeri, Wright ami Studer. 



Order III. : Pseudaxonia. 

 Family : Briareida?. 

 Solenocaulon torhtomm, Gray. 



Family : Sclerogorgidse. 

 Keroeides gracilis, Whiteeegge. 

 Suberogorgia verriculala, Esper. 



Order IV. : Axifera. 

 Family: Primnoidse. 

 Primnoa ellisii, v. Koch. 



Family : Muriceidse. 



* Acanthogorgia media, n. sp. 



muricata, Verrill, var. ceylonensis, n. 



ceylonensis, n. sp. 



*Astromuricea ramosa, n. sp. 

 Ei'li inomwricea indc-malaccensis, Ridley. 



ceylonensis, n. sp. 



Echinogorgia pseudosasappo, KOlliker. 



* multispinosa, n. sp. 

 * Heterogorgia verrUli, n. sp. 

 *Bebryce hicksoni, n. sp. 



* 



*Lophogorgia irregularis, n. sp. 

 Leptogorgia auslraliensis, Ridley, var. flavotincta. 



perflava. 

 (?) sp. 

 *Stenogorgia ceylonensis, n. sp. 

 Gorgonia capensis, Hickson. 

 Rhipidogorgia sp. 



Family : Gorgonellida?. 



Scirpearella awantiaca, n. sp. 

 divisa, n. sp. 

 sp. a. 

 sp. (1. 

 sp. y. 

 Sciipearia sp. 



Juncella gemmaeea, Valenciennes. 

 juncea, Pallas. 

 fragilis, Ridley. 



var. rubra, n. 

 * iriline'ata, n. sp. 

 *Vemtcella rubra, n. sp. 



flexuosa, Klunz., var. aurantiaca, n, 

 ,, var. gallensis, n. 



*Acamptogorgia atra, n. sp. 



,, spinosa, Hii.es 



,, var. ceylonensis. 



*Acis indica, n. sp. 



* ,, alba, n. sp. 

 wiemtalis, Ridley. 



* cei/lonenfiis, n. sp. 

 *Muricella ramosa, n. sp. 



* ceylonensis, n. sp. 

 nitida, Verrill. 

 ,, complanata, Wright and Studer 



Family : Plexauridre. 

 Plexaura praslonga, var. typica (Ridley). 

 elongata, n. 

 amiipathes, var. flexuosa. 



Family : Gorgonidse. 

 Lophogorgia lutkeni, Wright and Studer. 

 rubrolincta, n. sp. 



Order V. : Stelechotokea. 



Section I. : Asiphonacea. 



Family : Telestid. 



Ti'lesto rubra, Hickson. 



(Carijoa) trichoslemma, Wright and Studer. 



Section II. : Pennatulacea. 



Family : Umbellulida;. 

 Umbellula sp. 



Family : Virgularidfe. 



Firgularia multiflora, Kner. 

 loveni, Kolliker. 

 * tuberculata, n. sp. 

 sp. 



Family : Pennatulidce. 



*Halisceplrum periyense, n. sp. 



gustavianum, Herklots. 



Pieroeides lacazei, var. spmosum, KOlliker. 



Family : Veretillidse. 



Cavermlaria obesa, Valenciennes. 

 *Stylobekmnoides herdmani, n. gen. et sp. 



* The forms with an asterisk are reported as new. 



