262 A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands; Coral Reefs. 
Bunodella stelloides Verrill, Amer. J. Sci., vii, p. 48, 1898. 
Bunodactis stelloides Verrill, op. cit., vii, p. 146, note, 1898; Trans. Conn. 
Acad., x, p. 556, 1900. 
Actinoides pallida Verrill, op. cit., x, p. 558, pl. Ixviii, fig. 4 (non Duerden). 
This small species is common, both upon the reefs and ledges, but 
prefers sheltered spots or the under surfaces of large stones and 
dead corals, occurring in such places even above low tide. Often, 
also, found buried in the sand up to the tentacles and with many 
bits of broken shells, etc., attached to the suckers of the column, 
and in such cases having the body much elongated and slender. 
The upper part of the column is covered by 12 or more vertical rows 
116 116a 
Figure 116.—Bunoduactis stelloides, var. catenulata; a, elongated state ; b, con- 
tracted to short form ; nat. size; c, a tentacle enlarged. From sketches wby 
the author. 
Figure 116a.—The same, var. carneola, nov. From a colored drawing by A. H. 
Verrill. 
of distinct suckers, often bright red in color, decreasing in size 
downward, about 6 to 8 in each row; the upper one in each row is 
larger, verruciform, and marginal. The column may be long and 
slender, or contracted to a short form, broader than high ; the basal 
disk may be expanded much beyond the breadth of the column. 
Tentacles slender, usually about 36, in three or more rows, longer 
than diameter of disk. 
The column may be flesh-color, grayish, greenish, yellowish, or 
milk white, often darker above ; the verruce may be pink, red, or 
white ; there may be rows of red spots or specks below the lines of 
verruce, partly continuous with them. The tentacles may be of the 
