BY R. VON LENDENFELD, PH.D. 283 



Toreuma theophila. 



Haeckel, System der Medusen. Seite, 566. 



Cassiopaea dieuphila. Peron et Leseur, 1809. Tableau des 

 Meduses, p. 356. 



Cassiopaea theophila. Lamarck, 1817. Hist. Nat. Animaux 

 sans Vertebres. Tome," II., p. 511. 



Rhizostoma theophila. Eschscholtz, 1829. System der Acal- 

 ephen. Seite, 53. 



Polydoma theophila. L. Agassiz, 1862. Monogr. of the Acal. 

 Contrib. to the Nat Hist, of the U. S, A. Vol. IV, p. 159, 



Umbi-ella semi-spherical 2-3 times as broad as high. Margin 

 with 96 short coalescing flaps, in each Octant 10 velar flaps 

 between two very small ocular flaps, Ex-umbrella roughly 

 granulated, studded with warts with small oval white spots on the 

 marginal flaps. 8 arms about as long as the Umbrella-radius. 

 With 3 or 4 pair of broad and flat main branches. Between the 

 clusters of crisps numerous, small, and 10 or 20 large club-shaped 

 vesicles. The latter 2 or 3 times as long as the breadth of the 

 main branches. 



Colour : Umbrella brownish-red, with white spots on the margin 

 flaps. Gonads and vesicles white. 



Size : Diameter of Umbrella, 60-80 mm. Height, 20-30 mm. 



Locality ; N. \V Coast of Australia, de Witt's Land. Peron. 



Species. Toreuma thamnostoma. 



Haeckel, System der Medusen. Seite. 567. 



Umbrella flat, hat-shaped. 3-4 times as broad as high, with 

 120-160 marginal flaps which are short, truncate, and scarcely 

 protrude. In every Octant 14-18 velar flaps between two very 

 small ocular flaps. Ex-umbrella finely granulated with umerous 

 white spots on a dark ground. Mouth-arms double as long as the 

 Umbrella radius, branched in corymbose manner, with Q-8 pair of 

 cylindrical main branches. Numerous small vesicles not larger 

 than the marginal flaps. 



