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Mopseila tenella Verrill. 



Syx. Mel'dcea tenella Daxa; Melilella? tenella Gray. — Sandwich 

 Islands ; J. D. Dana, IT. S. Expl. Exp. 



Briareum asbestinum Agassiz, MS. 



Syx. Alcyonium asbeslinum Pallas, 17CG; Gorgonia briareus Ellis 

 and Sol. 1786 ; Briareum gorgonideum Blainville, 1830; Lobulariq ash s- 

 tina Km:. 1834; Lobularia capilata Duciiassaixg, 1850. — Florida; L. 

 Agassiz. — Havti; 1). F. Weinland. 



Briareum plexaureum Blainv. 1S30. 



Syx. Alcyonium plexaureum Lamx. Expos. Meth. p. C8, pi. 76. figs. 2, 

 3, 4, 1821. — Florida ; L. Agassiz. 



Titanideum Agassiz, MS. 

 This genus is closely allied to Briareum, but has a more distinct axis, 

 which is spongy and very spiculose, but firm and less porous than that of 

 the latter. The cells are scattered on all sides, and not prominent. 



Titanideum suberosum Agassiz, MS. 



Syx. Gorgonia suberosa Ellis and Sol. p. 93, 1786 ; Ellis, Corallines, 

 Tab. 26, figs. P, Q, R; Briareum suberosum Daxa, Zooph. p. 463, 1846. — 

 Charleston, South Carolina ; L. Agassiz. — Beaufort, North Carolina ; 

 Wm. Stimpson.— Stono Inlet; Dr. J. W. Page, U. S. A. 



Alcyonium digitatum Linn. 



Coast of England ; Free Public Museum of Liverpool. 



Alcyonium carneum Agassiz, Proc. Amer. Assoc. 1850. 

 Coast of New England ; L. Agassiz. 



Sarcophytum glaucum Verrill. 



Syx. Alcyonium glaucum Quoy' et Gaimard ; Dana, Zooph. p. 623, 

 pi. 58, figs. 4 and 5. — Feejee Islands; J. D. Dana, U. S. Expl. Exp. 



Sarcophytum latum Verrill. 



Syx. Alcyonium latum Daxa. Zooph. p. 623, pi. 58, figs. 6 and 7. — 

 Tonga-Tabu ; J. D. Dana, U. S. Expl. Exp. 



Ammothea nitida Verrill. 



Tins species grows in groups consisting of several smooth, subeylindrical 

 stalks connected together at the base, undivided for about three inches, 

 when they suddenly divide and subdivide into a cluster of numerous 

 slender branchlets. Cells small, prominent, rather loosely scattered along 

 the branchlets. — Zanzibar ; C. Cooke. 



Spongodes arborescens Daxa. 



Syx. Spoggodia celosia, cur. arborescens Daxa, Zooph. p. G26, pi. 59, 

 fig. 4 (non S. celosia Lesson). — Feejee Islands; J. D. Dana. U. S. 

 Expl. Exp. 



