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EXPLICATION PES DESSINS. 



Fig. 1. — Une colonie de Clavularia Frankliniana. Grossissenieiit, 2/1. 



Fig. 2.^Un tentacule. Gross., 6/1. 



Fig. 3a. — Si)iciile ties tcntacules. Gross., 300/1. 



Fig. 3b. — Spicule du sonimet de la colonne. Gross., 300/1. 



Fig. 3c. — Spicule de la base de la colonne. Gross., 300/1. ^ 



ALCYONIUM PAE8SLERI. 



By SYDNEY J. HICKSON, F.E.S., Owms College, MancJiMer. 



Three specimens and a fragment of an Alcyonium were sent to me. 



The largest is 40 ram. in height and about 55 mm. in greatest 

 breadth. 



The spicules of the anthocodiee are long narrow spindles 

 • 3-0 • 4 mm. in length ; the spicules of the coenenchym are clubs 

 0*15 mm. in length and short spindles 0*2 mm. in length. 



The colour of the spicules is pale yellow and of the colony orange. 



The specimens should be included in W. May's species Alcyonium 

 paessleri, from Smyth Sound (see Hamburger Magalliaensischen 

 Sammelreise, Alcijonaricn, 1899, p. 6), but differ from the types in 

 their orange colour. 



They were taken in 24 fathoms oh' Franklin Island. 



