560 A. E. Verrill — Anthozoa and Hydrozoa of the Bermudas. 



EDWARDSIAD^. 



A species resembling an Edwardsia is contained in our collection, 

 but it did not expand fully in life. 



A specimen dredged in Flatt's Inlet, in 6 to 8 feet, sand, was 

 reddish brown on the scapus, but it did not expose the tentacles. 

 It has 8 fertile and muscular mesenteries with several pairs of small 

 imperfect ones. ' 



It needs to be studied more carefully by serial sections. 



ZOANTHIDiE. 



Several species of Zoanthidse have been described from Bermuda, 

 and some additional forms were obtained by our party. 



McMurrich, in 1889, described the five following species, all of 

 which are, apparently, in our collection. His descriptions and 

 figures are largely anatomical and histological. 



Zoanthus flos-marhius {non Duch, and Mich.) = Z. proteus Ver. 

 = ? Z. Dance Hert. {non Verrill). 



Mamrnillifera tuherculata (Gray) = Isaicrus taberculatus Gray. 

 McMur., 1896; Duerden, 1898. 



Corticifera ocellata [no7i Ellis and Sol.) = Palythoa grandiflora 

 Ver., sp. nov. 



C glareola [tion Les., 1817) = Palythoa mammillosa (Ellis and 

 Sol.) = C. lutea Hert. [no7i Quoy and Gaim.) = P. mammillosa 

 Duerden, 1898. 



Gemmaria Riisei [Rusei by error, non Duch, and Mich.) = 

 Parapalythoa Heilprini Ver., sp. nov. 



Hertwig (Rep. Voy. Chall., 1888) described Zoanthus DancB? 

 {lion Verrill), and Corticifera hitea (non Quoy and Gaim.) The 

 former is perhaps our Z. proteus/ the latter is our Palythoa mam- 

 millosa. 



Additional Species. 



Parazoantlius parasiticus (D. and M.). 



Zoanthus parasiticus Duch. and Mich., Corall. Antill.. p. 50, pi. viii, figs. 3. 4. 1860. 



This minute species is frequently found parasitic on the tubular 

 sponge [Tuba or Sjnnosella vaginalis). Only the disk shows at the 

 surface of the sponge. When dried they appear as small, circular, 

 about 12-rayed, stellate, and mostly separated spots, 1.5 to 2""" in 

 diameter, more or less scattered over the surface. 



