THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. 



CHROMO PLATE III. 



GREAT BARRIER REEF ANEMONES AND ZOANTHARIA. 



Eig. I. — Palythoa coesia, p. 152. Polypary with expanded polj'ps, natural size. 



Fig. 2. — Rliodactis Howesii, n.sp., p. 150. Expanded polyp, natural size; 2a, contracted polyp, 



lateral view ; 2b, contracted tentacles, slightly enlarged ; 2C, oral area with surrounding, 



simply capitate, tentacles, slightly enlarged. 

 Fig. 3. — Hetcrodactyla Hcmprichii, p. 147. Expanded polyp, natural size ; 3 a, 3B, grape-like 



" nematospheres," enlarged; 3c, portion of the edge of the peristomial border, showing 



larger palmate tentacles, and intervening clusters of " nematospheres " ; 30, single 



peripheral palmate tentacle, enlarged. 

 Fig. 4. — Acrozoanthns australicv, nov. gen., n.sp., p. 153. Upper half of polypary, with polyps in 



various conditions of expansion, natural size ; 4A, portion of dead, hollow, polypary, of thinly 



chitinous consistence. 

 Fig. 5. — Pliyniantlms iiuisconmi, p. 149. Expanded polyp, natural size. 

 Fig. 6. — Hetcrodactyla hypiioidcs, n.sp., p. 148. Expanded polyp, natural size; 6a, grape-like 



clusters of nematospheres, slightly enlarged ; 6b, isolated pinnatifid tentacles, slightly 



enlarged. 

 Fig. 7. — Ccrianthus nobilis, p. 151. Expanded polyp, protruded for about one quarter of its total 



length from the aperture of its prostrate, felt-like, dwelling tube, natural size. 

 Fig. 8. — Conuilaria auricula, n.sp., pp. 152 and 199. Polypary with expanded polyps, natural size, 



and a single polyp slightly enlarged. 

 Figs. 9 and 10. — Physobrachia Donglasi, nov. gen., n.sp., p. 150. Expanded polyps, natural size. 

 Fig. II. — ZoaiitliHs Coppingeri, p. 152. Polypary with expanded polyps, natural size. 

 Fig. 12. — Discosoma rnbra-oris, n.sp., p. 151. Expanded polyp, natural size. 

 Fig. 13. — Discosoma iiuiinuifonnc, p. 150. Expanded polyp, natural size. 



