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Sy nop tic view of the species and genera of the Si b o ga 



collection of Muriceid E. 



New species are indicated by the asterisk (*). 



Acanthogorgia. 



A. ridleyi, armata, spinosa, aspcra, muricaia, 

 laxa, truncata,flaóellum, ccylonensis, *striata, 

 *studeri, *turgida. 



Anthomuricea. 



A . *sanguinca, *limorensis, *örunnea, *reticulata. 



Anthogorgia. 

 A. *verrilli, *aura. 



Muriceides. 

 M. *javensis, * co Har is, *dubia. 



Muricella. 



M. crassa, complanata, perramosa, *gracilis, 

 *stellata, *dtièia, *grandis. 



Versluysia. 



V. ramosa, ccylonensis, *rosea, *dcntata, *oper- 

 culata, *rcticulata, *argentea. 



Acis. 



A. alba, *squamata, *solorensis, '*serrata. 



Elasmogorgia. 

 E. filiformis. 



Menacella. 

 M. reticularis. 



Bebryce. 



B. indica, hicksoni, *tkomsoni. 



Thesea. 



T. * 'simplex, *pallida, *immersa. *flava, *flexilis, 

 *placoderma, *sanguinea. 



Echinomuricea. 



E. coronalis, indomalaccensis , *collaris, *spini- 

 fera, *pulchra, *cylindrica, *costata. 



Echinogorgia. 



E. anrantiaca, furfuracea, psendosassapo, "rid- 

 Icvi, * flora, *complexa. 



A. *spatulata. 



Acamptogorgia. 



Placogorgia. 



P. atlantica, *campanulifera, v pulc/ira, *den- 

 dritica, *cryptotheca, *dendata, *squamata, 

 *sh(deri, *bebrycoides, *alternata, *retictiloides. 



Villogorgia. 



V. nigrescens, compressa, intricata, rubra, 

 *serrata, *timorensis, *flavescens, *inermis. 



Menella. 

 M. *rtibescens, *grayi. 



Heterogorgia. 



H. ramosa, verrucosa, *muricelloides, "clansa, 

 *humilis, *stellata, *magna, *reticulata, *oper- 

 culata. 



An enumeration of the above list shows that the Siboga collection contains a total of 

 95 species of which 64, or almost exactly two thirds, appear to be new. 



