92 A. F. V&rrill — Bermiulian and West Indian Reef Corals. 



Favites Link, 1807, restricted. 



Favites Link (pars), op. cit., p. 162, 1807. 

 Favia (pars) Oken, Lehrb. Natnrg., i, p. 67, 1815. 

 Fissicella (pars) Dana, Zooph., p. 220, 1846. 



Prionastrcea Edw. and Haime, Cornptes-rend., xxvii, p. 495, 1848. 

 Prionastraea and Metastvcea Edw. and Haime, Hist. Corall., ii, pp. 513 and 

 525, 1857. 



Calicles usually angular or polygonal, separated by nearly solid 

 walls, which often contain a single series of cellules, more distinct 

 toward the base. The division of the calicles is generally exeentric, 

 or near the margin, by unequal fission or intracalicinal budding, but 

 it may also be by median fission, where the calicles become crowded, 

 or in the central parts. Septa rather numerous, denticulated, the 

 larger teeth usually proximal. Columella developed more or less, 

 spongy or trabecular. Pali usually distinctly developed. 



The history of the name of this genus has been discussed on 

 page 89. 



This large genus appears to be absent from the West Indian 

 fauna. The American species, hitherto referred to it, belong in 

 other groups, so far as I have seen them. Among the better known 

 Indo-Pacific species are the following, most of which I have studied 

 personally : — 



Favites favites (Pallas, not M. favosa L., ed. x, which was a 

 fossil) = P. abdita (Lam.) E. and H. East Indies ; Singapore. 



F.profandicella (E. and H.). 



F. crassior (E. and H.). 



F magnified (Bv. ; E. and H.) (?ion Dana). Batavia. 



F. magnistellata (E. and H.). 



F. obtusata (Lam.; E. and H.). Tongatabou; Fiji. 



F. sidfurea (E. and H.). Vanikoro. 



F Quoyi (E.. and H.). New Ireland; Fiji. 



F Ellisiana V. (nom. x\ox.) — M. favosa Ellis and Sol., Hist., p. 

 167, pi. 1, fig. 1, 1186, non Linne= Prionastrma favosa E. and H., 

 non Linne. 



F. fusco-viridis (Q. and G.; Dana). Tongatabou; Fiji. 

 . F virens (Dana). Fiji. 



F. Jlexuosa (Dana). Fiji. 



F. spectabilis (Yer.)z=Astrcea rnagnifica Dana, non Blainv.r:/ 3 . 

 spectabilis Ver. East Indies. 



F sinuosa (Dana). Fiji. 



F. favulus (Dana). Fiji. 



