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Ciocahjpta penicillus, B., XIII and LXXXVI. (Kid- 

 ley and Dendy, U, p. 173.) 

 Genus Axinella, Schmidt. 

 Sponge generally ramose. Skeleton fibre plumose. 

 Megascleres stylote, sometimes oxeote. Sometimes 

 stellate microscleres. 



Note. A. vermicidata, B., is possibly identical with 

 A. erecta, Carter. See Kidley and Dendy, M, p. 182. 

 Axinella fascicidaris, B., XVIII. 

 ,, rugosa, B., XX and XXI. 



sticposa, Mont., XIX. (Topsent, 18, p. 123.) 

 ,, subdolci, B., XLIII. 

 ,, vermicidata, B., XXVI. 



2. Sub-order CLAVULINA, Vosmaer. 



Sponges typically with cortex, radiating skeleton, tylo- 

 stylote megascleres and no spongin. Microscleres rarely 



present, never chelae or sigmata. 



Family I. Suberitid^, Vosmaer. 

 No microscleres, except occasionally centrotylote mic- 

 rostrongyles. 



Genus Suberites, Nardo. 

 Massive or stipitate, without mammiform projections. 

 Usually with special dermal crust of radiating spicules. 

 Megascleres typically tylostyles. Microscleres : occasion- 

 ally centrotyJote microstrongyles. 



Suberites carnosiis, Johnst., XXXVI. (Kidley and 

 Dendy, 14, p. 197.) 

 cricstida, B., XXXIV. 

 ,, domiuicida, Olivi, XXXVI. 

 ,, far inar ills, B., LXX. 

 ,, fie us, Johnst., XXXVI. 

 ,, foliatus, B., LXXI. 

 ,, simplicissimus, B., LXXX, 



