236 M. MIYAJIMA : 



meters and the prevailing colour transparent scarlet. It was 

 agreed on all sides that it was a New Year's gift from Otohime'-' 

 and that it should be known in Japanese as Otohime no 

 Hanagasa. 



The specimen, when brought in, was entirely fresh but was 

 not living. It was placed in 29o formalin to preserve, if pos- 

 sible, something of its beautiful colour. At first the attempt 

 seemed successful, but after a while the colour began to fade 

 gradually, until now the specimen is completely bleached to pale 

 white, For histological examination, pieces of the fentacles and 

 the dendritic appendages were fixed in the suhlimate and in 

 Perenyi's fluid. 



The specimen was handed over by Prof. Mitsukuri to me 

 to work out its finer structure. 



It was evident from the first that the specimen was very 

 similar to the form only a short time before described by Mark 

 ('98) as BranchioceriantJms urceolus. I started, therefore, with 

 an idea that I was dealing with an Actinian. 



As I proceeded in my investigation, however, it became plain 

 that this idea was not tenable, and the conclusion was finally 

 reached that the aniuinl was very closely allied to Corymorjjha, 

 and that it belongs probably to the species obtained by the " Chal- 

 lenger " at about the same locality and named by Allman ('85) 

 Monocaulus Imperator, notwithstanding many discrepancies between 

 his description and the specimen. This conclusion was communi- 

 cated through Prof. Mitsukuri to Dr. Mark and a request was also 

 sent to him, that during his opportune stay in Europe, he should. 



"•* Otohime " is a beautiful goddess who is supposed to have her palaces at the bottom of 

 tlie sea. " Hanagasa " is the flower-sun-sliade or ornamental jiarasol. Thus Otohime no 

 Hanayasa means " the ornamental parasol of Otohime." 



