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terranean Sea (regarded by von Koch as a distinct species, 

 G. cavolini) they are arranged in longitudinal rows. 



When alive and expanded the colonies are red, yellow, 

 or white, but the colours fade when the colony is dried or 

 preserved in spirit. Museum specimens are always white. 



Fig. 



-Gorgonia verrucosa. Part of a colony from Plymouth. 



Gorgonia flammea. Among the many varieties of 

 Gorgoniidae that are usually found in our collections there 

 is one that calls for a few words on account of its great size 

 and ver}' conspicuous colour. This is the Gorgonia {Lopho- 

 gorgia) flammea, which is found in shallow water in Algoa 

 Bay and other localities off the coast of South Africa. It can 



