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ueighbourhood of the Cape, I append a table showing the 

 names and (distribution of the species sent to me : — _ 



Names. 



Heteroxenia capensis n. sp. 

 Alcyonium pachyclados Klunz. 



Alcyonium antarcticum W. & S. 



Acryphytum claviger n.g. et sp. 

 Sarcophytum trochiforme n sp. 



Melitodes dichotoma. Pall. 

 Spongioderma verrucosum Mob. 

 Gorgonia flammea. E, & S. 



Gorgonia capensis, n. sp. 



Juncelld elongata. Pall. 

 Eunicella papillosa, Esp. 

 Pritnnoisis capensis. Studer 

 Villogorgia mauritiensis. Ridley 

 Virgularia Reinwardti. Herk. 

 Cavernularia elegant. Herk. 

 Cavernularia obesa. Val. 



near Port Alfred 40-43 fms. 



SUB-ORDER ALCYONACEA. 



FAM. XENIIDAE. 



Heteroxenia capensis, n. sp. — ^^Plate IV., Fig. C. 



Two specimens, supposed at first to belong to Studer's 

 species, Anthelia capensis, were procured in False Bay on the 

 24th of March, 1898, at a depth of 20 fathoms. One of these 

 specimens was sent to me, and at the first glance I thought- 

 the identification was justified. As soon as I cut out a small 

 segment of the colony it was clear that the specimen was 

 either a Xenia or closely allied to it. The deceptive appear- 



