DEEP-SEA CORALS. 



Family TURBINOLID^ M.-Edw. & H. 



Caryophyllidce Dana (pars). 

 Caryophyllidce Verrill. 



With some exceptions the family of TurbinoHdee, as defined by Milne- 

 Edwards and Haime, seems to form a good natural group. The name 

 is unfortunately chosen from one of the most aberrant o-enera com- 

 posing it ; but it is not a sufficient reason for changing it, as long as 

 the genus Turbinolia and a fcAV allied ones remain in the family. 



The subdivision of the family into subfamilies (Caryophyllinse and 

 Turbinolinis) characterized by the presence or absence of pali is not 

 natural, genera nearly allied being thus separated from each other, and 

 associated with very dissimilar ones. It would be better to make sev- 

 eral groups of equal value, gathered around the genera Caryophyllia, 

 Turbinolia, Desmophyllum respectively, and perhaps a part of the 

 Parasmilidse. 



CARYOPHYLLIA Stokes. 



Cnrynpliyllia Ch. Stokes. Zool. Jonrn., t. III. p. 481, 1828. 

 Cyathina Ehrbg., Dana, M.-Edw., & II. 

 Caryophyllia M.-Edw. & H. Hist. Nat. des Corall. 



Caryophyllia formosa Pourt. 

 Caryophyllia formosa PouRT. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., No. 6. 



Plate I, fig. 16. 



More or less turbhiate, on a rather slender curved or straight stem. 

 Costae equal, distinct only near the calicle ; the latter circular or su]> 

 ovate, moderately deep. Columella formed of four to six twisted, 



