threp: new fungi.e, with a description of a speci- 

 men OF FLTNGIA GRANULOSA KLUNZINGER AND A NOTE 

 ON A SPECIMEN OF FUNGIA CONCINNA VERRILL. 



By T. Wayland Vauchan, 



Ciisfodian of Madreporariau. Coroh, U. S. National Miixcimt; (h'olorjht, U. S. fteologiail 



Survey. 



In determining- the species of corals belonging to the genus Fiingia 

 in the United States National Museum, I discovered the three forms, 

 described as new species, a si)ecimen of F. granulosa Klunzingei- and 

 one of F. concinna Verrill that seems worth a notice. The first con- 

 sidered new is a fossil species collected b}^ Prof. Raphael Pumpelly in 

 Toshibetzt Valley, Island of Yesso, Japan. Of tlie two recent forms, 

 F. samhoa.ngensis and F. iiiadagascarensis^ the first belongs to Pro- 

 fessor Doderlein's group of F. repaoida^ the second to his group of 

 F. fungites. Without a very large series for comparison, it is not pos- 

 sible to assert positively that these forms are not variations of previ- 

 ously described species. F. samhoangensis is closely related to F. 

 7'epanda Dana; F. madagascarensis belongs in the group of F. fungites^ 

 but is separated principal!}^ b}'^ the character of the ])asal spines. I 

 have not been able to identif}^ these specimens by comparison with the 

 material in the United States National Museum nor by a study of the 

 literature, therefore I feel positive that they are undescribed forms, 

 and think that they should be recorded, even if subsequent work siiould 

 prove that they are not entitled to specific recognition. 



Fossil from Japan, group of F. PATELLA (Ellis and 



Solander). 



FUNGIA JAPONICA, new species. 



Plate LXVII. 



Corallum fungiform, deformed {Diaseris form), free, without trace 

 of detachment scar. Base (and wall) concave upward, more or less 

 corrugated. The deformity resembles that found in Dlaseris and 

 Dlafangla. 



Dimensions. 



Greater 

 diameter 

 at base. 



24 



SiHH-iiiu'ii No. 1 (type) 



.Specimen No. 2 (paratype) 20 



Lesser 

 diameter 

 at base. 



mm. 

 22. 5 

 15.5 



Height. 



Depth of 

 ealice. 



mm. mm. 



17. 5 About 9. 

 11 I About 5. 5. 



Proceedings U. S. National Museum, Vol. XXX-No. 1473. 



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