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JPennatulidce. 

 Pennatula. Polyp region with prominent flat leaves 

 which are two ranked, opposite. Polyps marginal. 

 Shaft smooth. Color of leaves red, shaft at end white. 

 Phosphorescent. Aperture of polyps with spinose spic- 

 ules. 



P. aculeata. 

 Ballicina. Polyps in oblique rows, two in each row. 

 Leaves not prominent. Gdycles (polyps) spinose. Zo- 

 oids on the axis between the leaves. Axis below the leaves 

 smooth. With terminal polyp. Leaves pale-purple. 

 Axis salmon color. 



B. Finmarchica. 



Virgulariadce. 

 Virgularia. Stem filiform ; polyp region linear with 

 sessile curved lobes on upper end. Polyps marginal. 

 Pinna3 Avanting. 



V. Ljungmanni. 



GORGONACEA. 



Alcyonacea. 



A. Withontsclerobase, the axis formed of consolidated 

 spicules. 



Alcyonium. Polyps prominent ; solitary. Body lobed, 

 with spicules. Prominent circumoral spicules. Pores 

 star-like. Encrusting submerged bodies. White or red, 

 axis generally white. 



1. Large, markedly lobed . . . . A. carneum. 



2. Small, nodose, bright-red . . . A. rubiforme. 



Paragorgiidce. 



B. With horny or siliceous sclerobase and generally 

 with cortical layer. 



