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Fig. 9. Spicules from the verriicfie ol Juncella spiralis, a. 

 Needle ; b. plate from surface of the verruca. 



Fig-. 10. Malacogorgia capensis. N. sp. A portion of the 

 colon}' at the origin of the primary branches to 

 show the origin of the young zooids. 



Fig. II. Malacogorgia capensis. N. sp. A portion of a ter- 

 muial branch showing the expanded zooids. 



Fig. 12. Ceratoisis ramosa. N. sp. A portion of a terminal 

 branch, much enlarged. 



Fig. 13. .Spicules of Trichogorgia flexilis. New genus and 

 species, a., b., c. different torms of the flat scale- 

 like spicules which cover the anthocodiae and 

 general coenenchym ; d. a portion of one of these 

 spicules, very much enlarged. 



Fig. 14. Anthoptilum graiidiflorum. Verrill. A portion of 

 the rachis is figured to show the connection be- 

 tween the bases of the autozooids (au) to form 

 rudimentary leaves. In nearly all the rows a gap 

 (g) is seen. Si. the scattered siphonozooids. 



Platk IX. 



Fig. 15. A small ])ortion of the flabellum of Eugorgia gil- 

 christi (N. sp.), showing at a, a. the occasional 

 anastomoses of the branches. Natural size. 



Fig. 16. Trichogorgia flexilis. New genus and species. A 

 small portion of a colony. Natural size. 



Fig. 17. Trichogorgia flexilis. New genus- and species. A 

 fragment of a branch highly magnified, showing 

 at a. a young zopid, b, b. two large zooids each con- 

 taining a single ovun'i, c. a bud, d. a c\'lindrical 

 zooid not containing an ovum. 



I'lg. i(S. Spicules of Al(:}'onium [airpureum (n. sp.), a. a typical 

 tuberculated spicule of the coenenchym, b. a club. 



Fig. 19. Spicules of Eugorgia gilchristi (n. sp.), a. b. two of 

 the many varieties of spicules of the coenenchym, 

 c. one of the very minute Maltese crosses, d. and e. 

 spicules of the anthocodiae. 



