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neighbourhood of the Cape, 1 append a table showing the 

 names and distribution of the species sent to me : — 



Names. Locality. Depth. 



Heteroxenia capensis n. sp. False Bay 20 fms. 



Alcyonium pachyclados Klunz. offCapeSt.Blaize i5-i8fms. 



and 

 offAlgoaBay 25 fms. 

 Alcyonium antarcticum W. & S. 17 miles E. of E. 45 fms. 



London 

 Acryphytum claviger n.g. et sp. Algoa Bay 26 fms. 



Sarcophytum trochiforme n sp. 17 miles E. ofE. 45 fms. 



London 

 Melitodes dichotoma. Pall. False Bay 31 fms. 



SpongiodermaverrucosumMob. offAlgoaBay 25 fms. 

 Gorgonia flammea. E. & S. all along the coast 



in shallow water. 

 Gorgonia capensis, n. sp. 10 miles offC. St. 40 fms. 



Blaize 

 Juncella elongata. Pall. offAlgoaBay 25 fms. 



Eunicella papillosa, Esp. offAlgoaBay 25 fms. 



Primnoisis capensis. Studer offAlgoaBay 25 fms. 

 Villogorgia mauritiensis. Ridley off East London 85 fms. 

 Virgularia Reinwardti. Herk. St. Francis Bay 30 fms. 

 Cavernularia elegans. Herk. False Bay 25 fms. 



Cavernularia obesa. Val. near Port Alfred 40-43 fms. 



SUB-ORDER ALCYONACEA. 



FAM. XENIIDAE. 



Heteroxenia capensis, n. sp. — Plate IV., Fig. C. 



Two specimens, supposed at first to belong to Studer's 

 species, Anthelia capensis, were procured in False Bay on the 

 24th of March, 1 898, at a depth of 20 fathoms. One of these 

 specimens was sent to me, and at the first glance I thought 

 the identification was justified. As soon as I cut out a small 

 segment of the colony it was clear that the specimen was 

 either a Xenia or closely allied to it. The deceptive appear- 



