CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 5 



Bibliography • 



Geographic distribution of species "3 



Some corals from Kermadec Island °7 



Corals from Murray Island according to station 07 



Corals collected on line I, southeast reef 67 



Other corals collected near Murray Island 69 



Corals from Cocos-Keeling Islands 70 



Systematic description of species 73 



Class Anthozoa 73 



Subclass Zoantharia 73 



Order Hexacoralla 73 



Madreporaria Imperforata 73 



Family Seriatoporidae 73 



Genus Seriatopora 73 



Pocillopora 75 



Family Stylophorida; 8o 



Genus Stylophora 8o 



Family Oculinidae 8l 



Genus Acrhelia 8l 



Family Eusmiliidae 81 



Genus Euphyllia 81 



Family Orbicellidae 8 5 



Genus Orbicella 8 S 



Cyphastrea °7 



Leptastrea 8 9 



Echinopora 97 



Galaxea 9 8 



Family Faviidae 10 ° 



Genus Favia I0 ° 



Favites io 9 



Goniastrea n 3 



Leptoria "7 



Maeandra n 9 



Hydnophora I21 



Family Mussidae I22 



Genus Mussa lz2 



Symphyllia I2 4 



Acanthastrea I2 S 



Not referred to a family I2 6 



Genus Merulina I2 ° 



Page. 

 Systematic description of species — Continued. 

 Class Anthozoa— Continued. 



Subclass Zoantharia— Continued. 

 Order Hexacoralla— Continued. 



Madreporaria Fungida 12 7 



Family Fungiidae I2 7 



Genus Fungia ,2 7 



Herpetolitha I2 9 



Polyphyllia 13° 



Family Agariciidae '3' 



Genus Pachyseris '3 1 



Pavona '3 2 



Coeloseris '39 



Agaricia '4° 



Psammocora '4° 



Not referred to family '4 2 



Genus Diploastrea '4 2 



Madreporaria Perforata '43 



Family Eupsammiidae '43 



Genus Dendrophyllia '43 



Family Acroporidae ! 45 



Genus Astreopora '45 



Turbinaria '47 



Montipora '4° 



Acropora '59 



Family Poritidse lg 6 



Genus Goniopora l8 ° 



Porites l88 



Subclass Alcyonaria 2 °° 



Family Tubiporidae 20 ° 



Genus Tubipora 2 °^ 



Class Hydrozoa 20 ° 



Order Hydrocorallinae 20 ° 



Family Milleporidae 20 ° 



Genus Millepora 20 ° 



List of publications cited 2o8 



Explanation of plates •■■ 2M 



Plates 20 to 93 fo " OW Page 219 



1 1 „ 221-234 



Index J 



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