REPORT ON THE ANTIPATHARIA. 



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Aphanipathes alata, n. sp.; Tylopathes hypnoides, n. sp.; [Antipathes] abies 



(Linn.), Gray. 

 Off Madagascar. — Tylopathes flabdlum (Pall.). 

 Off West Australia. — Antipathes foeniculacea, Pall. (Antipathes fceniculum, Lamk.). 



The following three species of Schizopathinse were obtained by the Challenger south 

 of lat. 40° S. : — Schizopathes conferta, n. sp.; Bathypathes tenuis, n. sp.; Cladopathcs 

 plumosa, n. sp. 



None of the species at present referred to the genus Antipathella have as yet been 

 observed in the Indian Ocean, though those from this area which are provisionally 

 included in the genus Tylopathes have a similar type of spine, but their polyps have 

 not been observed. 



VI. East Indies. 



Cirripathes anguina, Dana. 



,, spiralis (Linn.), Blainv. 



Antipathes virgata, Esp. 

 Antipathella reticulata (Esp.). 

 Aphanipathes cancellata, n. sp. 



,, pennacea (Pall.). 



Tylopathes fiabellum (Pall.). 

 Schizojxithes affinis, n. sp. 



Bathypathes patula, n. sp. (young). 

 Arachnopathes aculeata, n. sp. 

 [Antipathes] cylindrica, n. sp. 



corticata, Lamk. 



abies (Linn.), Gray. 



bifaria, n. sp. 



ulex, E. and S. 



myriophylla, Pall. 



[Antipathes] triquetra, Brug. 



The fauna of this area may be divided into two sections, the one including Formosa 

 and the Philippines, the other the seas between Sumatra and New Guinea. 



1. Lat. 5°— 25° N. — Antipathella reticulata (Esp.); [Antijiathes] abies (Linn.) ; 



Gray ; [Antipathes] ulex, E. and S. ; [Antipathes] myriophylla, Pall. ; [Anti- 

 pathes] bifaria, n. sp.; [Antipathes] triquetra, Brug. 



2. Lat. 0°— 10° S. — Cirripathes anguina, Dana ; Cirripathes spiralis (Linn.), 



Blainv.; Aphanipathes cancellata, n. sp. ; Schizopathes affinis, n. sp.. 

 Bathypathes patida, n. sp. (young) ; Arachnopathes aculeata, n. sp. ; 

 [Antipathes] cylindrica, n. sp.; [Antipathes] abies (Linn.), Gray, and var. 

 panicidata, Esper ; [Antipathes] myriophylla, Pall.; [Antipathes] ulex, E. 

 and S. 



Both species of Schizopathinpe have also been obtained in the Pacific. 



(ZOOL. CHALL. EXP. — PAET LXXX 1889.) 



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