82 Polypi. — Zoantharia. 



1. Subtaiii. Eusmilinae Edw. ct H. ^rariio sniifiidr sfptonim iiitp^er, 

 acntus. — Calices lainiiiis nmralil)us et costis coalitis sae])e niassas conipactas 

 forniantos. 



Astrocoenia ^l. Kdw. ct H. PuIi/iho-Iuih iiKliriiJids prismafiris tliccis con- 

 Jnnctis , i/cniinatioiic saprra et manjiiiali , massas compactas astrarifoiinrs formans; 

 calicrs polyiionalcs , srmpr.r sine colnmnis ad ani/nJos; cohimella st//Iiformis , Irvilrr 

 projiciens; septa rras->a, parnm niimcrosa; pali nulli. 



m 1. A. pharensis Heller. Polyparium compositum , niembraniforme, 

 superficie tuberosa; mariiines calicum dentibus acutis trianfiularibus instructi ; 

 septa plerunuiue decem, brevia, in modum crenarum projicicntia. 



Habit.: Adria : Lesina, 20 orji'. (Hellkr). 



Blastosmilia Duxr. Pol/jpariam compositum; i/rmmular itcralim a theca 

 intriilum rliain i/rminularum oricntes, pol/fparium conico-c/iliiidrntum, longuni, cxcepto 

 i'0 parcntis curvum; calix circularis, profuiulu^i, thcca tenuis, rpithera (/ranulari tecta, 

 cosfar ruclimrntares ad ralirrm tantum manifrs'ae; columrlla rudimrntaris, traljrrulis 

 iii septorum hasi constaiH ; srpta srx s/fstemata formantia , r/irlis i disjiositn valde 

 fi-nuin, pnnllo rxsrrtn. 



m 1. Bl. Pourtalesii Drxc Septa prinui secundis majora, paullo cxserta; 

 costae prope nuir^inem septis latiores ; in junioribus partes interseptales mar- 

 jiine extrorsum arcuatim prominentes : altit. 1^.4 poll., latit. calic. parentis ^/lo poll. 



Habit. : ]\Iediterrancum, zona Corallii rubri ( _Porcupine" ). 



2. Subfain. Astraeinae Euw. et H. AJar^o superior scptdium incisus. dcn- 

 tatus aut spinosus. 



Cladocora (Ekihk p.) ]\r. Enw. et H. {Carifoph/jllia L.\.m. p., Anthojth/illum 

 ScHWEKid.). l'i>l/ijHirinm (i/rmmntionr laterali) frnticosnin aut fasciculatum ant crsjti- 

 tosum ; pol/ipi r/ilindriri, rlonrjafi, rrecti, liheri, epithrrio incomjtlrto induti, interdum 

 ro horizontnlitrr jniirfi ; rolninrlla pajtillosn ; srjtfn pfirnin jtrominentia , snharijufdia, 

 ajnce rotnndnfit, mniyinr drnfimfato, lafrrihns iiranulata; jialnli aiitr omnrs r/iclos 

 cxcepto nltimo ; thecn romjiarfn, cristis simj)Hcihn~% iiranuliitis aut sidttiUter ecJiinuUdis. 



in 1. Cl. cespitosa M. Edw. et H. {Mndrrpctra cesjtitosa L., M. fasrlndaris 

 Oi.ivi, Car/iitjili/illin irs/>ilosa Kisso, (.'. roslnlnfa Rkx., C. rnmra DCh.\ Polyparium 

 dense fruticosum. rami cloniiati. curvati, ranuisculi remoti ; tlieca epitliecio teuui 

 obtecta, costis subtilibus, modice promincntibus : calices rotundati ; coluniclla super- 

 ticie plana ; septa tenuia, 3() — Ki. jiaruni prominentia, lateribus jiranulatis : jialuli 

 liberi, supra rotundati , denticulati, in cyclis juuioribus majorcs , laminac trans- 

 versae simplices, saepe incompletae. 



Habit.: Tnsulae Paleares (Sk.mi'kk); ilarseille (JLxiuon, Jdiud.^.n): Xizztt 

 (Risso); Spc/.ia ( Hkktolo.ni) ; Napoli (Dki.kk Chi.v.ie); Adria : Tricste (S.vrs); 

 •(^uarnci-o ((Jhuke), Zara, Sebeuico , Lesina, Lissa, Curzola , Laiiosta . Kajiiusa 

 (Hki.lkh); litora Asiae minoris (E. Forhes). 



in 2. Cl. astraearia S.vrs. Caules tiexunsi brcves (V2 — ^/4 lin. b'n<ii), 

 omnes semel et in cadcm altitudinc licmmipari ibi^iuc pai-tim concreti. ita ut poly- 

 parium evadat expansum, rotundatum, subtus planiusculuni ct supra convcxunu 

 calicibus niodo '/s liu. supra lincani concrctionis caulium iiromincntibus ; costae 

 infra latiores ibique cum iis calicum vicinorum contlucntes; sei)ta ^(i — ■:")"), pali 

 discreti 18 — 26; epitheca passim pontes lamellosos tenues horizontalcs iiiter 

 calices formans. 



Habit. : Napoli, 2(i orfi*. (S.\rs) ; Adria : Trieste (GRrHK); Lesim\ (Hkllkr). 



III 3. Cl. stellaria M. Enw. I^olypaiiuni fruticosuin: cellulae siniiulac nie- 

 diocritcr clinit^atac, Hcxuosissimae, gemmas numcrosas recurvatas in basi fcrentes ; 



