JOUENAL OF THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TOKYO IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY. 

 VOL. XXXVIII., ARTICLE 5. 



On some Japanese Calcareous Sponges belonging 

 to the Family Heteropiidse. 



By 



SaDJi Hözawa, RigakusM. 

 Zoological Institute, Science CoUege, Tokyo Imperial Universit}'. 



WUli 2 plates. 



In the collection of calcareous sponges collected by Professor 

 Ijevia and preserved in the Zoological Institute of the Science 

 College, there exist seven species belonging to the family Hetero- 

 piidge. Six of them seem to be new to science. In the present 

 paper I propose to give descriptions of aU the species in the fol- 

 lowing order : 



1. Grantessa shimeji, n. sp. 



2. „ sagamiana, n. sp. 



3. „ intusarticuJata (Cakter). 



4. „ hasipapillata, n. sp. 



5. „ mitsukurii, n. sp. 

 0. Heteropia striata, n. sp. 



7. Amphiute ijimai, n. sp. 



Here let be fulfilled my pleasant duty of expressing my hearty 

 thanks to Professor Ijima, who has not only kindly placed at my 

 disposal the valuable fruits of his long years' collecting, but has 



