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Milne-Edwards, the first three species, at least, belonging to the latter genus; 



therefore there appears to be no sufficient reason for changing the earlier 



name. 

 Orbicella annularis Dana. 1346. 



Svx. Madrepora annularis Ellis and Sol. 178G; Aslrea annularis 



Lamarck ; Heliaslrea annularis M. Edw.; Orbicella annularis Agassiz, 1. c., 



with fig. (unpublished). — Florida; L. Agassiz. — Hayti; D. F. Weinland. 

 Goniastrea varia Verrill. 



Svx. Astrea varia Dana; Prionastrea ? raria M. Edw. and IIaime. — 



St. Thomas; Dr. G. II. Otis. 

 Favia ananas Okkx, Lehrl). derNat. I. p. 07. 1815. 



Syn. Madrepora ananas (pars) Lixx. Ed. X. 1758; Pallas, Eleneh. 



Zooph. 17CG; Astrea ananas Lamahck, 181C ; Purastrea ananas M. Edw. 



and IIaimk, 1850; Favia ananas M. Edw. Coralliaires, 1857. — Florida; 



L. Agassiz, D. F. Woodbury. 



Coeloria dsedalea M. Edw. and IIaime 1851. 



Syx, Madrepora daidalea Ellis and Sol. 178G; Mazandrina dcedalea 

 Lamahck, 1816; Dana, 1S4G; Astrona dccdalea M. Edw. and IIaime, 

 184 9. — Singapore ; P. Ellis. 



Hydnophora exesa M. Edw. and IIaime. 1849. 



Syx. Madrepora exesa Pallas, 17GG (young); Ibjdnnpliora Pallasii 

 and II. Demidoffi. Fischer, 1810; Monticularia meandrina. M. folium, and 

 ? M. polygonata Lamarck, 1816; Hydnophora Demidoffi and til. polygo- 

 nata M. Edw. and Haime, 1849. — Singapore ; Capt. W. II. A. Putnam. 



The extensive series of specimens in the Museum shows that the 

 synonymes quoted refer to the various stages of growth of one species, as 

 suggested by Milne-Edwards. 



Diploria cerebriformis M. Edw. and IIaime. 1849. 



Syx. Mccandrina cerebriformis Lamarck. — Florida; L. Agassiz. — 

 Bermuda ; II. Hammond. 



Manicina areolata (pars) Ehr. 1834. 



Svx. Madrepora areolata Linn. Ed. X. 1758; Mozandrina areolata La- 

 marck; ? Manicina meandrites, M. hispida, M. prarupta, and M. manica 

 Ehr. 1834 ; M. dilatata Dana, 1846 ; Manicina areolata Agassiz, I.e., with 

 fig. (unpublished). — Florida; L. Agassiz, G. Wurdemann. — St. Thomas; 

 Dr. G. II. Otis. 



Trachyphyllia amarantum M. Edw. and IIaime. 1849. 



Syn. Manicina amarantum Dana, 1846. — Singapore ; Capt. W. II. A. 

 Putnam. 



Ma^andrina clivosa Verrill. 



Syx. Madrepora clivoaa Ki.i.is and Sol. p. 1C3, 1786; Madrepora 



