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epizoic animal their importance must be consiclerabl)' discounted. 



The species may be described as follows :— 



C"olon\- unl)ranclied ; in llic larger forms sjMrally Iwisled. 

 X'errucse prominent, situated irregularly and closely on three- 

 fourths of the circumference of the stock, leaxiiii^- a bare track on 

 one side free from vernicse. Spicules of the surlace ol verruca' 

 a.nd coenenchym densel}- ])<\cked. irregular m form or clubs or 

 spindles with prominent blunt tubercles, all about o" i mui. in 

 lenj^th. A fc\\- lonq- needles 0"4 mm. in the more deep-seated 

 tissues. 



Colour ot the cociiciich\-in DranL^c I'cd, <:il the \crruca> vell.)w. 



XUTIi UN .irXCELLA liI,0.\G.\T.V (I\VIJ..\S). 



.Since the publication of my last paper on the Cape Alcyonaria 

 1 liave had the opportunity of examining a large number of pre- 

 parations of spicules of specimens of the genus Juncella from 

 the Indian Ocean and elsewhere. In none of them can be found 

 a single spicule of the kind which 1 called " triple stars," These 

 peculiar spicules are \'ery abundant in the preparations made 

 from the Cape Juncella elongata, and might be regarded as a 

 character sufficient to distinguish the Cape specimens as a dis- 

 tinct species. Other characters, however, that they exhibit are 

 so strikingly similar to those of Juncella elongata that I do. not 

 ]-.ropose to 'take this step at present. They ma>' be regarded, 

 hovxever, as constituting a distinct \ariety, and should be called 

 bincclla elongata (Pall.), var. capensis. 



Sub=()rder PENNATULACEA. 

 Family Anthoptilidae. KOll. 



Anthoptiluni grandifl-jrum. X'onill. 



]'n\i;iilani-i i^rdinlitlor,!. Verrill ( i<)). 

 Aiilhoptiliiin llioiiisoiii . Ivijlliker (liO. 



Plate VI 11., tig. 14. 



Locality: Lion's Head. N. 6;° E. 25 miles. Depth : 131-136 

 fathoms. Bottom : Black sjoecks on the lead ; no deposit ob- 

 t.nned b)' the dredge 



The following notes were kindl\- sent by Dr. Gilchrist : — 

 " The colour when fresh was ;i uniform i)right brick red. 

 " Some difficult\- was experienced 111 pre\entiug the polyps from 

 ' bemu' washed off b\' the motion of the ])reser\ati\e fluid owin 



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'■ to tlie roll of the vessel. 



