TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS page 1 



THE FAMILY PORITIDiE. 

 Historical 4 



THE GENUS GONIOPORA. 

 I. Historical. 



a. Goniopora 10 



b. Litharsea 14 



c. Rhodarsea 15 



d. Tichopora 16 



II. The Polyp and its Anatomy 17 



III. The Morphology of the Skeleton 17 



IV. On the Position of the Family and Genus in the 



Madreporarian System 27 



V. Diagnosis of the Genus 30 



VI. (a) Distribution in Space 30 



VI. (b) Distribution in Time 31 



VII. On the Method adopted of Arranging the Specimens.. 31 



GEOGRAPHICAL ARRANGEMENT OP THE FORMS. 

 Group I. Polynesia. Group III. Malay Archipelago. 



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New Guinea 36 Moluccas 65 



New Ireland 38 Celebes 6G 



Solomon Islands 38 Philippines 67 



Queen Charlotte Islands 41 China Sea 70 



Loyalty Islands 42 Java Sea 75 



Fiji Islands 43 Singapore 79 



Tonga Islands 44 Observations on Singajwre forms . . 84 



Samoa 47 



Group IV. Indian Oceax. 

 Group II. Australia. Ceylon Kt 



Great Barrier Reef 48 Maldives 86 



North-West Australia ■">!> Mauritius 00 



" Australia " 64 Seychelles 91 



