Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges. 47 



% Axinella chnlinoides, var. ylutinosa., Cax'ter, A.M.N.H., 

 November, 1885, p. 359. 



Axinella setacea, Carter, A.M.X.H., iSTovember 1885, p. 359. 



? Axinella cladoJiayelUiUi, Carter, A.]M.N.H., December, 1886, 

 p. 464. 



The s]3onge has the typical external form of the genus, con- 

 sisting of long, slender " rat's-tail " branches. The spined 

 echinating styli are very scarce, but I have found them also 

 in the type of Axinella setacea from the British Museum. 



R.N. 385; 443 (s. 9, 16 f; "seal brown"); 851 (s. 9); 

 888 (s. 9). 



B.M. sp. 74 ['■' Dictyocylindrus 2>i">i'Mtifchis, C. type," Reg. 86- 

 12-15-50) ; sp. 66 (" Axinella setacea, C. type," Reg. 86-12-15-61) ; 

 % d. 82 {'■'■Axinella cladojlagellata, seu A. chalinoides, var. 

 glutinosa" Reg. 86-12-15-407). 



Raspailia at'ropurpuri'((, Carter, sp. 



Axinella atropuojnirea, Carter, A.M.N.H., November, 1885, 

 p. 359. 



The sponge consists of a stipitate bunch of short branches of a 

 dark purple colour, retained for a long time in spirit. The 

 arrangement of the skeleton is that usually found in the genus, 

 with larger stylote or tylostylote megascleres embedded in much 

 spongin in the interior, and much smaller styli in radiating tufts 

 at the surface. The original description makes no mention of 

 the spined echinating styli, which are fairly numerous and which 

 I have found also in the type specimen from the British Museum. 

 These are short, straight, usually bluntly-pointed, and covered 

 with small spines all over; they measure about 0"083 by 

 0-006 mm. 



E.N. 638 (x, 19 f ; "seal brown, very dark").* 



B.JI. sp. 63 ('^Axinella atropitrpurea, C. chief type," Reg. 

 86-12-15-1). 



Bnsjxdlia vestigifera, n. sp. 



The sponge consists of a stipitate bunch of few, slender, rather 

 short, stiff, erect, subcylindrical branches. The surface is 



* 111 spirit the colour is darlc piuiJe, fading to brown on the outside. 



