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CEYLON PEARL OYSTER REPORT. 



Complete List of the Species of Alcyonaria reported on : 



Order I. : Stolonifera. 

 Family : Clavulariidte. 

 *Clavularia margaritifero?, n. sp. 



Order II. : Alcyonacea. 



Family : Xeniida;. 



Xenia ternatana, Schenck. 

 wmbellata, Sav. 



Family: Alcyoniidse. 

 *BeUoneUa indica, n. sp. 



Family : Nephthyidae. 



Nephthya chabrolii, Aud., var. ceylonensis, n. 

 lobuNfera, Holm. 



* ceylonensis, n. sp. 

 *Eunephthya purpurea, n. sp. 

 * Paraspongodes striata, n. sp. 

 *Capnella manaarensis, n. sp. 



Spongodes bicolor, Wright and Studer. 



var. ceylon- 

 ensis, n. 



,, ,, \ar. dubia, n. 



rosea, Kukenthal. 



,, armata, Holm., var. ceylonensis, n. 



dendrophyta, Wright and Studer. 



splendens, Kukexthal. 



,, cerviconiis, Wright and Studer. 



,, involuta, Kukenthal. 



piitteri, Kukexthal. 



,, microspicnlata, Putter. 



var. ceylonensis, n. 



* pulckra, n. sp. 



* ,, awantiaca, n. sp. 



Family : Siphonogorgiidse. 



*Paraniphthya pratti, n. sp. 

 Ckironephthya variabilis, Hickson. 



* iiulica, n. sp. 



Siphonogorgia pustulosa, Wright and Studer. 

 viiniacea, Kukenthal. 



lullikeri, Wright and Studer. 



Order III. : Pseudaxonia. 

 Family : Briareidse. 



Solenocaidon torluosum, Gray. 



Family : Sclerogorgiidse. 



Keroeides gracilis, Whitelegge. 

 Suberogorgia verriadata, Esper. 



kbllikeri, Wright 'and Studer, var. 



ceylonensis, n. 



* ,, rubra, n. sp. 



Order IV. : Axifera. 

 Family : Primnoidse. 

 *C'aligorgia versluysi, n. sp. 



Family : Muriceidse. 



Acanthogorgia miiricata, Verrill, var. ceylonensis, n. 



* ,, media, n. sp. 



* ,, ceylonensis, n. sp. 

 *Aslromuricea ramosa, n. sp. 



Echinomuricea indo-malaccensis, Ridley. 



* ,, ceylonensis, n. sp. 

 Echinogorgia pseudosasappo, Kolliker. 



multispinosa, n. sp. 



* Heterogorgia verrilli, n. sp. 

 *Bebryce hicksoni, n. sp. 



* indica, n. sp. 

 Acamptogorgia spinosa, Hiles. 



,, var. ceylonensis, n. 



* atra, n. sp. 



,, gracilis, n. sp. 



* ,, rubra, n. sp. 

 Acis orienlalis, Ridley. 



* indica, n. sp. 



* ,, alba, n. sp. 



* ceylonensis, n. sp. 



,, ,, var. imbricata. 



Muricella nitkla, Verrill. 



cmnplanata, Wright and Studer. 



* ,, ramosa, n. sp. 



* ceylonensis, n. sp. 



* rubra, n. sp. 



