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themselves are larger and rather elliptical ; they are covered with very large, 

 close set, compound warts. 



The verruca? occur all round ; they form projecting cups, more developed 



Fig. 66. Siphonogorgia duriuscula, 

 n. sp. — Colony ( x 3). 



Fig. 67. Siphonogorgia durius- 

 cula, n. sp. — Polyp ( X 25). 



externally and all directed upwards ; about eight spicules form the external 

 wall and present an irregular, toothed opening. 



The architecture of the anthocodia? is very distinct ; the " crown " is com- 

 posed of four to six rows of curved spicules ; each of the "points" consists of 

 two pairs of spicules arranged " en chevron," while on the aboral surface of the 

 tentacles there are two almost transverse rows. 



The colour of the spicules of the general coenenchyma is yellowish to pink ; 

 that of the " crown and points " is dark crimson-red, but the tentacles are white. 



Locality : Off Cape Comorin, 38 fathoms. 



Miss Harrison ^ has reported the following four species from the Bay of 

 Bengal : — 



" Chironephthya variabilis, Hickson. 



" Fragments of three specimens from the Bay of Bengal." 



"Chironephthya pendula, var. indica (n. var. = Siphonogorgia 



pendula, Studer). 



" Differs from Studer's specimen in the immense size of the spicules of the 

 partition-walls. 



"Hab.: Bay of Bengal." 



1 Harrison, "Jour. Linn. Soc. Zool.," vol. xxx., March, 1908. 



