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34. Madrepora uobilis Daua. 



Madrepora nohilia Dana, Zoophytes, p. 481, pi. 40, fig. 3. — Veirill, Bull. Mus. 

 CoLup. Zool., i, p. 40, 1864; Proc. Essex Inst., v, p. 20, 18G6.— Quelcli, 

 Challenger Reef-Corals, ji. 150. 

 Madrepora secunda Dana, Zoophytes, p. 481, pi. 40, fig. 4. 

 Singapore; U. S. Espl. Exped., type (4"27). 

 Singapore ; U. S. Expl. Exped., types of JLf. secunda Daua (302, 323). 



35. Madrepora palmata Lamarck. 



Madrepora palmata Lamarck, Hist, des Auim. sans Vert., ii, p. 278, 1816. 



Daua, Zoophytes, p. 436, pi. 31, fig. 11. — Pourtales, Illust. Cat. Mas. 



Comp. Zool., No. IV, p. S'i, 1871.— Quelch, Challenger Reef-Corals, p. 149. 



Madrepora flahellum Lamarck, Hist, des Auim. sans Vert, ii, p. 279, 1816. — 



Daua, Zoophytes, p. 438, pi. 31, fig. 13. 

 Madrepora aloes Dana, Zoojjhytes, p. 437, pi. 31, fig. 12. 

 Florida; L. Woodhury (225); Captain Pickering (1623, 1624); General Totten 

 (3968) ; Collector? (4025) ; E. Palmer (15500), 

 CarysfortReef; E. Palmer, 1884 (15498). 

 Key West ; C. L. Hamilton (2424), 



Eastern Dry Rocks, near Key West ; E. Palmer, 1834 (15496, 15502). 

 Homasassa ; J. W. Milner (4711). 



Dry Tortugas; Col. F. Farquhar (3927) ; E. Palmer, 1884 (15497, 15503) 

 Garden Key, Tortugas; Capt. D. P. Woodbury (1643). 

 West Indies; U. S. Fish Comm. Str. Albatross, 1884 (11008). 



Saint Thomas; U. S, Fish Comm, Str. Albatross, 1884 (15504). 

 Hayti; U. S. Consul J. M. Langston (4066, 4069-4071). 

 Island of Curagao, Venezuela ; U. S. Fish Comm. Str. Albatross, 1884 (7270-7272). 



Variety flahellum. 



Dry Tortugas; E. Palmer, 1884 (15501). 



Hayti, West Indies; U. S, Consul J, M, Langston (4067, 4068, 4072), 



West Indies (238). 



Variety alces. 

 East Indies; U, S, Expl, Exped,, type oi Madrepora alces Dana (237). 



36. Madrepora paxilligera Dana. 



Dana Zoophytes, p, 452, pi, 34, fig, 1, — Quelch, Challenger Reef-Corals, p. 

 154, 

 Tahiti, Society Islands; U, S, Expl, Exped,, types (247, 249). 



37. Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 



Lamarck, Hist, des Anim. sans Vert,, ii, p, 281, 1816, — Dana, Zoophytes, p. 

 480. — Milne-Edwards, Corall., iii, p, 139, — Pourtales, Illust. Cat., Mus. 

 Comp. Zool., No. rV, p, 84, 1871,— Quelch, Challenger Reef-Corals, p. 149, 

 Florida : 



Dry Tortugas ; E. Palmer, 1884 (15490-15492); Col. F. Farquhar (3939). 

 Garden Key, Tortugas; Capt. D. P. Woodbury (1641), 

 West Indies: (330,3967). 



Hayti ; U. S. Consul J. M. Langston, 1381 (4618, 4C20, 4623, 4624, 4627, 4630, 

 4636,4637, 4647,4649, 4G50). 



See remarks upon this species under Madrej)ora cervicornis. 

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