AN ACCOUNT OF THE 



ALCYONARIANS 



COLLECTED BY THE 



ROYAL INDIAN MARINE SURVEY SHIP INVESTIGATOR 



IN THE INDIAN OCEAN 



BY 



j. ARTHUR THOMSON, M.A. 



REGIUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN 



AND 



J. J. SIMPSON, M.A., B.Sc. 



CARNEGIE FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN 



WITH A REPORT ON THE SPECIES OF DENDRONEPHTHYA BY 



W. D. HENDERSON, B.Sc, Ph.D. 



II. THE ALCYONARIANS OF THE LITTORAL AREA 



^ .^, 



CALCUTTA 



PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF 



THE INDIAN MUSEUM 



1909 



