104 THE FAMILY OK Till: DIZSMACIDINAE. 



ORDO MONACTINELLIDAE Zitt. 



Monaxial siliceous spicules. 

 FAMILIA DESMACIDINAE 0. S. 



Char, emcnci. Vosm. 



Bianchorate spicules , either accompanied or replaced hij 



bow sor (and) hihamate (S'shaped) spicules. Smooth 



and spined rods , considerably varyinc/ in shape, 



are ahoays present. 



Genus I. Desmacodes 0. S. 1870. 



In addition to the rods there are only bows or bihamate 

 spicules , n o anchors. 



1. Ifesntacodes suheveus 0. S. 1870. 



Litt. Schmidt, Spong. Atl. G. pag. 54. witLout illustr. 

 Spic. tr. ac. 



tr°. ac. 



ac^. 



GO 

 Loc. Portugal. 



2. JPesntucodct JPeuchi (Bwk.) Vosm. 

 Synon. Desmacidon Peachii Bwk. '74 



Litt. Bowerbank. M. Br. Sp. II p. 349, ill p. 163. 

 Spic. tr°. ac. 



ac^. 



ac2. f. ? 



OD 



Loc. Shetland. 



Notes Irom the Leyclen IMuseuni, Vol. 11. 



