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mediate tentacles knobbed and distinguished from one another 

 by their size. The largest tentacles correspond to the first 

 cycle of septa, the smallest to the last cycle of septa and to 

 the interseptal spaces; no terminal tentacle openings (Neue 

 Diagnose). 



C. rigidus Moseley. 46° S. 45° 0. 1375 fd. 53° S. 

 108° 0. 1950 fd. 4° S. 129° 0. 1425 fd. 



C. profundus Moseley. 39° 4* S. 105° 5' W. 2025 fd. 

 33° 42' S. 78° 18' W. 1375 fd. 

 Familie Antheomorphidae Hertw. 



Hexactiniae with slightly developed muscular System, and 

 long, slightly contractile tentacles, without any circular muscles 

 (tentacles non retractile); reproductive organs present on all 

 the septa ; numerous complete Septa ; accessory tentacles wanting. 



Äntheomorphe n. g. Antheomorphidae with a corona of 

 tentacles placed in a Single row; tentacles of different sizes 

 decreasing according to the orders; wall smooth. 



A. elegans n. sp. B. 35° 22' N. L. 169° 93' 0. 2900 fd. 

 Familie Antheadae Gosse. 



Hexactiniae with long marginal tentacles and slightly 

 developed endodermal circular muscle (so that the oral disk 

 cannot be covered at all or only incompletely) ; numerous septa, 

 reaching for the most part up to the Oesophagus, distinguished 

 only by their size, and all (?) furnished with reproductive 

 Organs (Neue Diagnose). 



Comactis Milne Edw. Antheadae with smooth body 

 surface, with marginal spherules, which lie on a fold running 

 outside the corona of tentacles. 



C. flagellifera M. Edw. Simons Bay. Cape of good 

 Hope 25 fd. 

 Familie Tealidae Hertw. 



Hexactiniae with numerous perfect Septa, and very con- 

 tractile, moderately long or short tentacles, which can be com- 

 pletely covered. Circular muscle very strong , endodermal, 

 projecting as a thick swelling in to the gastric cavity. 



Tealia Gosse. Wall covered with numerous, irregu- 

 larly scattered warts ; body broader than high, tentacles numerous, 

 retractile, all of equal size. 



T. bimodiformis n sp. Tristan da Cunha. 



Leiotealia Hertwig. Tealidae with smooth body surface, 

 without warts and without spherules, but with longitudinal 

 furrows corresponding to the insertions of the septa; tentacles 

 of equal size, arranged in several rows. 



L. nymphaea Drayton. Kerguelen. 120 Faden. 



