no.1658. ALCTONARIA OF THE CALIFORNIAN OOAST VVTTINO. 723 



tened, li to 25 mm. Long, 1.5 aim. wide: somewhat widening at the 

 terminations. 



The calyces are arranged in two scries on each side of the stem and 

 larger branches and in one scries on each Bide of the terminal 

 branchlets. There are occasional calyces on the front and back of 

 stem and branches. The calyces are in the form <>f Low rounded ver- 

 ruc8B, closely crowded, about L.5 mm. from summit to summit. Mar- 

 gins usually showing a tendency to a bilobed condition when the 

 polyps are almost completely contracted. 'Flic calyces are about 2 

 mm. broad at base and 1 nun. or less high. 



The polyps are small, with few spicules. 



The spicules are of very uniform type, quite small stout double 

 spindles with crowded verruca'. They are often so stout as to be 

 oval or even round in profile. 



Color.- Uniformly purplish red. 



Distribution. Station 4431, Brockway Point, Santa Rosa Island. 

 S. 43 W. 5.2 miles, 41 fathoms. 



The locality given 1>\ Pallas is "Mare Americanus." 



The Challenger took this species at Bahia, 10 to 20 fathoms, and at 

 Station 310, Sarmiento Channel, depth 400 fathoms. 



The specimens secured by the Fisheries steamer Albatross agree 

 very well with the description and figures given by Wright and Stnder." 



? LEPTOGORGIA CARYI Verrill. 



Leptogorgia caryi Verrill, Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts and Sri., I, Pt. 2, ls<>7 

 • I. p. KM. 



A fragmentary specimen in the collection of the University of Cali- 

 fornia is hardly sufficient for identification, and is referred to this 

 species with much doubt. It is a single unbranched stem about 8 

 inches Long, with two distant stubs indicating that it was sparsely 

 branched. The verrucas are almost entirely included and hardly 

 evident. 



The spicules are typical of this genus, those in the polyps walls 

 being very small and sparse. 



The specimen hears the Label "L-II .'!.'" It was probably secured 

 off San Diego, ( 'alil'ornia. 



The type was collected near San Francisco by T. G. Car\. 



Genus STENOGORGIA Verrill. 



Colony branched; coenenchyma thin. Polyps scattered, disposed 

 in two rows, retractile and bent inward w hen at rest. Calyces exserted. 

 Spicules small warty spindles and granules. There are spicules in 



the tentacles. 



"Challenger Report, Alcynnaria. |>. 1">0, pi. \\i\. fig. I. 



