40 ON SOME POLYZOA FKOM THE QUEENSLAND COAST, 



41. Lepralia Mortoni, sp. nov. 



Cells ovate, ventricose, cell-wall uniformly punctate, a single, 

 vertically placed avicularium (with the apex downwards) a little 

 below the mouth. Mouth sub-circular with a slight raised margin. 

 Ovicells uniformly ornamented with ocelliform markings. On a 

 sheU. 



42. Lepralia lunifera, sp. nov. 



Cells ovate, slightly ventricose, uniformly covered with minute 

 granules. A semilunar aperture in the middle of the cell-wall 

 behind the mouth ; mouth semicircular, an avicularium at each 

 angle. On a shell. 



43. Lepralia (Schizoporella) Gandyi, sp. nov. 



Cells hexagonal in outline, ventricose, separated by depressed 

 lines. Cell- wall hyaline, ornamented, except in its central portion, 

 with small ocelliform markings. Mouth semi-circular, a deep 

 sinus with a contracted orifice, in the lower lip. Ovicells globose, 

 sub-granular. 



.44. Cellepora pumicosa, Linn. 



45. Cellepora fusca, Bush. 



46. Cellepora laevis, sp. nov., Plate II., figs. 3 and 4. 



Zoarium consisting of thick sub-cylindrical, sometimes anas- 

 tomosing branches. Cells smooth, j)orcellanous, some prominent, 

 ventricose, others immersed, the mouth devoid of rostrum or 

 projecting rim; no avicularia ; ovicells galeate, reticulate, with 

 a large aperture ; two small circular marks on each of the opercula 

 and the lid of the oviceUs. 



47. Cellepora granulosa, sp. nov. 



Zoarium branched, the branches sub-cylindrical. Cells 

 irregularly aggregated, ventricose, coarsely granular. Cell- 

 aperture circular, margin thick, produced on one side into a blunt 



