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Fig. 32. 33. Valserne ere takkede med brede, takkede 

 Ender. 0.092""" lange, 0.040""" brede, Fig. 34. 35; af 

 Dobbeltstjerneme er derjnogle, sum nærme sip; Dobbelt- 

 kuglen med takkede, afrundede Ender. Fig. 36, disse ere 

 0.100""" lange, 0.056""" brede i Enderne og 0.028""" brede 

 paa Midten, — imedens andre ere mere sammensatte 

 og 0.084"™ lange. 



0.048""" brede, Fig. 37. 38. 



41.42. Tapperne ere takkede. 0.240""" lange, 0.040™ 



toroven. Fig. 43. 



brede 



Paa Tentaklerne sees laups Midten af den aborale 

 Flade Spindler, der ere takkede med afskaarne, takkede 

 Ender, lige og krumme om hverandre; de ere fra 0.080 — 

 0.200" 1 lange og fra 0.020— 0.044""" Kivde. Fig. 44. 45; 

 men til Siderne og i Pinnulerne ere Spindlerne mindre 

 og antage stundom Naaleformen ; de variere i Størrelse, 

 fra 0.048—0.100""" lange og fra 0.004—0.028""" brede. 

 Fig. 46—51. 



Spiklerne paa Svælget ere forskjelligt formede og 

 optræde snart som Spindler, takkede, lige eller krumme. 

 Fig. 52. 53, snart som Firling i Korsform, Fig. 54, og 

 snart under andre særegne Former. Fig. 55 — 57, A<-v 

 have omtrent samme Størrelse, omkring 0.080""" i Længde. 

 Bredden er meget forskjellig. 



Farven. 



Stammen og Grenene gule. spillende lidt i det Rode. 

 Polyperne svagt rosenrøde. 



Findested. 

 Station 237. Et Exemplar. 



Slægtskarakter. 



Zoanthodemet træformet. Stammen lidt fladtrykt, 

 udpræget bilateral symetrisk, nøgen paa to Sider (Bug og 

 Ryg) ; fra de andre to Sider (laterale) udspringe Grene 

 der alle ere nøgne paa den til Ryggen svarende Side. 

 Polyperne. der udgaa dels enkeltvis, dels i Grupper 



Hvor Bagkrop gaar over i Forkrop ligge Spiklerne i 

 svage Tverbuer, Fig. 61, og beståa af lange, tynde, dels 

 lige. dels krumme, takkede Spindler, der ere fra 0.240 — 

 0.344""" lange 02; fra 0.016—0.024""" brede. Fis:. 39—40. 



Paa Forkroppen, hvor Spiklerne ligge næsten perpen- 

 dikulært, er Spindelformen den fremherskende, men imellem 

 Spindlerne sees hyppigt tapformede Spilder. Spindlerne 

 ere takkede, krumme og lige, med tilspidsede Ender, fra 

 0.172—0.256""" lange og fra 0.032—0.036 brede. Fig. 



inlength, aud from 0.040—0.044""" in breadth (figs. 32—33). 

 The rollers are spicate, with broad spicate extremities, and 

 measure 0.092""" long, and 0.040""" broad (figs. 34—35). 

 Of the bistellate form, there are some which approach to 

 the bi-spherical form with spicate rounded extremities 

 (fig. 36); these measure 0.100""" in length, and 0.056 

 in breadth at the extremities. and 0.028""" in breadth at 

 the middle, whilst others are more complex. and measure 

 0.084""" in length, and 0.048""" in breadth (figs. 37. 38). 



At the point where the posterior body is produced 

 into the anterior body, the spicules are placed in sligbtly 

 transverse curves (fig. 61) and consist of long. thin. partly 

 straight, partly bent. spicate fusees, raeasuring from 0.240 

 —0.344""" in length. and from 0.016—0.024""" in breadth 

 (figs. 39. 40). 



On the anterior body, where the spicules are placed 

 almost perpendicularly, the fusees are the must predominant. 

 but between the fusees, coniform spicules are frequently 

 seen. The fusees are spicate. bent and straight, with acu- 

 minated extremities, and measure from 0.172 — 0.256""" 

 in length, aud from 0.032— 0.036""" in breadth (figs. 41. 42). 

 The cones are spicate, and measure 0.240""" in Length, and 

 0.040""" in breadth above (fig. 43). 



Along the middle of the aboral surfare of the ten- 

 tacles. fusees are seen; these are spicate, with truncated 

 spicate extremities. sometimes straight, sometimes bent; 

 they measure from 0.080 — 0.200""" in length, and from 

 0.020—0.044""" in breadth (figs. 44. 45) but. to the sides, 

 and in the pinnules, the fusees are smaller, and occa- 

 sionally assume the needle-form. They vary in size, mea- 

 suring from 0.048—0.100""" in length, and from 0.004— 

 0.028 in breadth (figs. 46 -51). 



'Hie spicules nil the gullet are variable in form. 

 and appear, sometimes as fusees. spicate, straight, or 

 bent, (figs. 52. 53) sometimes as quadruplets of cruci-form 

 (fig. ."i4 ). and sometimes in other peculiar forms ifigs. 55 

 — 57) of about the same size. measuring about 0.080 

 in length. with the breadth very variable. 



Colour. 



Tlie stem and the branches are yellow, shading a 

 little towards red. The polyps are pale rose-red. 



Habitat. 

 Station No. 237. One specimen. 



Generic charaeteristics. 



The Zoanthodem is arborescent. The stem somewhat 

 flattened. lias a distinct bilateral symmetry, is bare on two 

 sides (the ventrum and the dorsum) from the other 

 two sides (lateral) branches spring, all of which 

 are bare on the side corresponding to the dorsum. The 



