representative of ihis species. I li>- specimen from Stat. 17 is .1 young one, and I am nol sure 

 about its identitj 



8. . ■•:■: M Edw. et il Plate VIII, lig. 5 and 



Milnc-Edwards et I laime 1 

 1 Milnc-Edwards is 

 1 M< li j [881 . 



Kwandang-bay-entrance. Depth r. ó ex. 



130 i; .5 I • Arafura-sea. Depth 32 meter. 3 ex. 

 30 S., ng ;.; E. Sapeh-strait. Depth 73 meter. 2 ex. 



fullgrown specimens from Stat. 310 agree in all respe.cts with the descriptions ol 

 Milnk-Edwards and Haime, and Moseley, though the narrow basal part is longer than in 

 Moseli 1 - figure. 1 'he specimens from Stat. 117 and Stat. 164 are young unes, attached t<> 

 th<- same support in each case. Only the older ones, about 1 cm. high, can be identifie 

 belonging to this species. 



9. Balanophyllia parallela Semper . 



Rhodopsammia parallela Semper 1S72. 

 Rhodopsammia carinata Semper [872. 

 Rhodopsammia a moe na Semper 1872. 

 Rhodopsammia parallela Quelch 18J 

 Rhodopsammia carinata Alcock 1893. 

 Balanophyllia parallela Bourne 1905. 



it. 240. Banda. Depth from 9 — 45 meter. 6 ex. 



According to Marenzeller (1907a) these species of Semper are identical. Mv specimens 

 agree mostly with Semper's description ot Rhodopsammia carinata. Buds are not formed. 



Balanophyllia affinis (Semper). 



Rhodopsammia socialis Semper 1872. 

 Rhodopsammia affinis Semper [872. 

 Rhodopsammia ovalis Semper 1872. 

 Rhodopsammia incerta Semper 1 

 Rhodopsammia dubia Semper 1872. 

 Rhodopsammia socialis Alcock i 

 inophyllia socialis Bourne 1905. 



Stat. 2' .4. Betwcen islands of Wowoni and Buton, Northern entrance of Buton-strait. Depth 



•il 75 94 meter. I ex. 



Marenzeller 1907a who could examine the type specimens of Sempei joined together 



ol S ii'i.K in a single species: Rhodopsammia socialis. Bul .is I include thé genera 



ammia and Thecopsammia in the genus Balanophyllia, the name Balanophyllia socialis 



ied by the Thecopsammia socialis of Pouri vlès. I wil] preserve the name Balanophyllia 



pi cimen is attached to th<- centre of the calicle of .1 specimen of the same spe» 



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