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PLATE XXVI. 



Fig. 1. I'elesto rubra, n. sp. A portion of a colony with four secondary branches (6). At v.v. 

 are seen the verrucae of the lateral polyps, g. a barnacle gall. All the parts that are 

 shaded are covered with the encrusting sponge Prosuherites, which is coloured blue-green 

 with Beggiatoaceae. The unshaded parts show the red colour of the skeleton through 

 a very thin lamina of the sponge, x H ca. 



Fig. 2. A portion of the calcareous skeleton of Telesto rvhra after treatment with caustic potash 

 to show the ridges (»'.r.) and the irregular perforation of the tubes. 



Fig. 3. Side view of one of the tentacles of Telesto rubra to show the eight pinnae (p.p.), each 

 supported by one spicule, and the smaller spicules supporting the axis of the tentacle sp. 



Fig. 4. One of the spicules of the pinnae of Telesto rubra isolated, x 200. 



Fig. 5. One of the red spindle-shaped spicules of Telesto rubra at the base of the anthocodia, which 

 increase rapidly in size, fuse, and form the solid tubular skeleton, x 200. 



Fig. 6. Two spicules of the same region of Telesto rubra very much younger and smaller than 

 the one in Fig. 5. x 200. 



Fig. 7. A characteristic spicule of Telesto trichostemma. x 1.50. 



Fig. 8. Chironephthya variabilis, n. sp. A sketch to show the general form of the colony, xljca. 



