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around these polyp leaves. Spicules in the shape of long smooth 

 needles are present in the calyces of the autozooids. Living 

 colonies are a pale salmon color with dark purplish-brown polyps. 

 The species occurs on both sides of the north Atlantic. In the 

 west it is found as far south as off Martha's Vineyard at depths 

 of 60 to 980 fm. 



Several individuals that may be B , finmarahioa were found 

 in the historical survey near Atlantis Canyon and in Heezen 

 Canyon between the depths of 900 and 2200 m. 



Anthoptilum grandiftorum (Verrill) 



Vivgulavia grandiflora^ Verrill, 1879:239 

 Anthoptilum gvandiflorum, Verrill, 1882:312; 1883:5 

 Anthoptilum grandiflorum^ Deichmann, 1936:276 



Colonies of this species are relatively stout; they can reach 



a height of 35 cm but can also be nearly 1 cm thick across the 



rachis. The arrangement of the autozooids is similar to that in 



Baltiaina finmarahioa colonies; the autozooids being grouped 



together in very irregular rows of six to eight polyps each. The 



groups are placed bilaterally and alternately along the rachis. 



The rows are angled obliquely to the axis of the pen such that 



the lowermost polyp in each row is located furthest to the 



side while the highest ones converge at the center line of 



the rachis. The autozooids are up to 15 mm long and are often 



preserved fully expanded. The small siphonozooids are scattered 



irregularly between the autozooids. The species is characterized 



by the complete absence of spicules. In life colonies are 



yellowish-white to deep salmon brown with brownish-red tentacles. 



