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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



Platk \T1. 



Fig. I. Alcyonium purpureum. New species. The largest 

 colony obtained, attached to a Tunicate test. 

 Natural size. 



Fig-. 2. Anthomastus grandiflorus. Verrill. Natural size. Aa 

 Autozooids. Si. siphonozooids. 



hig. 3. Ceratoisis ramosa. New species. The specimen was 

 a good deal broken, but it will be noticed from the 

 drawing that the branching is profuse and not con- 

 fined to any one plane. Twice natural size. See 

 also PI. VIII., fig. 12. 



Fig. 4. Spicules of Ceratoisis ramosa. N. sp. a. and d. Ir- 

 regular plates found on the surface of the general 

 coenenchym ; b. triangular plate found on the 

 aboral side of the base of the tentacles ; c flat 

 spindle-shaped spicule from the neck of the an- 

 thocodia. 



Fig. 5. jMalacogorgia capensis. New genus and species. 

 This species has no spicules. See also Pi. VIll., 

 hgs. 10 and 11. 



Fi..\TK Vili. 



iMg. 6. juiicella spiralis. New si^ecies. A large but incom- 

 plete specimen of the species. All the larger 

 specimens are spirally twisted. Natural size. 



I'l^- /■ Jiincella spiralis. N. sp. A smnll portion enlarged 

 showing the " bare track " (b.t.) on one side of the 

 stem and the prominent club-shaped \errucae (ca.) 

 on tlie other. 



Fig. <S. Club-shaped spicule of Juncclla spiralis from the sur- 

 face of the general coenenchym. 



