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Journal of the Eoyal Microscopical Society, Vol. III., No. 3. 

 Eeport of the Salmon Commissioners, Tasmania. 

 Geological Sketch Map of Charter's Towers Gold Field and 

 the Coast. 



PAPERS READ. 



Ox A NEW SPECIES OF Flohellum. 



By THE Eey. J. E. Texison-Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S., &c. 



The coral here described was obtained at a moderate depth 

 from Bass' Straits. It was attached to a dead oyster shell. It 

 differs from any Australian form previouslji described by the 

 almost cylindrical form and the irregular tubular radiciform 

 appendages. The genus is very poorly represented in our present 

 Australian Marine fauna, though this was not the case in the 

 later tertiary period. The living and fossil species have no 

 common characteristic form, but the present species is very 

 aberrant from all previously known. 



Flalellum tubuliferum, n. s. — Corallum tapering from a propor- 

 tionately thick pedicel, cylindrical or only slightly compressed, 

 of pale livid color and darker purple within, irregular in growth 

 with well marked incremental lines, with three or four short 

 tubular radiciform appendages projecting straight down along 

 the axis, irregular and apparently broken. Costa very fine, 

 corresponding to the interstices of the septa. Epitheca pellicular. 

 Septa in four systems, developed according to the orders, 

 undulating at the edge and slightly granular at the sides. Alt. 

 14, diam. 7, mil. Specimen which is much damaged is deposited 

 in the Sydney Museum. The tubular appendages arise from 

 about one-third the height from the base. 



