4 CORALLIARl.V. 



J. D. Dana, " On Zoophytes," 1846, divides them thus : — 



ZOOPHYTES. 



Order 1. ACTINOIDEA. 



Suborder 1. Actinaria. 



Tribe 1. Astreaceje. Fam. 1. Asteriada, 2. Aatrrnvd/B, 3. Fungidee, appending 



Astrceaceu. 

 Tribe 2. Caryophyllace^. Fam. 1. Cyathophyll'ida, 2. CaryophyUida, 3. Gem- 



miporida, 4. Zoanthidw. 

 Tribe 3. MADREPORiPiE. Fam. 1. Madreporida, 2. FavosUida, 3. Poritid<p, a\>- 



pending Madreporacea. 

 Tribe 4. Antipatiiacea. 



Suborder 2. Alcyonauia. 

 Fam. 1. Pennatulid<e, 2. Alcyovida, 3. Comularidee, 4. Tubiporid(e. f). 6'or- 



Order 2. HYDROIDEA. 

 Fam. 1. Hydridce, 2. Sertularidce, 3. Campanularida, 4. Tubtdarida. 



MM, Milne-Edwards and Haimc, in Hist. Nat. des Coralliaircs, 

 1857, proposed the following system : — 



Ordre 1. ALCYON AIRES. 



Fam. I. Alctonidb8. Sous-fam. Cornulaire.s. 1. Haimeia, 2. Comularia. 

 3. Clavularia, 4. Rhizoxenia, 5. Sarcodictyon, 6. Anthelia, 7. Sympodium. 

 Sous-fam. Tei.estixe.s. 8. Tclesk). Sous-lam. Alcyoniens. * Alcyonicns 

 mts: 9. Alcyonium, 10. Sarcophyton, 11. Xcnia, 12. Ammothea. ** Alcyo- 

 nicns armcn: 13. Nephthya, 14. Spoggodes, 15. Paralcyonium. Sous-fam. 

 TuBiPORiENs. 16. Tubijwra. 



Fam. II. Gorgonides, Sous-fam. Gorooniens. * Primnoacies '. 1. Primnoa, 



2. Muricea. ** Gorgoniacies: 3. Eunicea, 4. PIcxaura, .">. Gorgonia, fi. Loj)- 

 togorgia, 7. Lophogorgia, 8. Pterogorgia, 9. Xiphigorgia, 10. Pliyllogorgiit, 

 11 . Hymenogorgia, 12. Phycogorgia. *** Gorgonellacies : 13. GorgoiuUa, 

 14. Verrucella, lo. Ctenocollu, Id. Juncolla. **** Briareacees: 17. liria- 

 reum, 18. Solanderia, 19. Paragorgia, 120. Coplogorgia. Sous-fam. Isidiens. 

 21. Isis, 22. Mopsea, 23. Melitht«a. Sous-fam. Coralliens. 24. Corallium. 



Fam. III. Pensatulides. 1. Pennatula, 2. Sarcoptylus, 3. Virgularia, 4. 

 Pavonaria, 5. Umbcllularia, 6. Lituaria, 7. Veretilliun, 8. Cavcrnularia, 9. 

 Renilla. 



Ordre 2. ZOANTHAIRES. 

 Sous-ordre 1. Zoa.vtiiaires malacodekmes ou Actinaires. 



Fam. I. AcTiNinF.s. Sous-fam. Myniadiniens. 1. Mynias, 2. Plocactis, 3. 

 Nautactis. Sous-fam. AcriNiiB. * A.vidgaires: 1. Anemonca, 2. Comaetis, 



3. Eumenidcs, 4. Ceratactis, 5. Actinia, G. Paractis. 7. Metridium, 8. Disco- 

 soma, 9. Coryactis, 10. Melactis, 11. Heteractis, 12. Capnea, 13. Dysactis. 

 ** A. verrttqueuses : 14. Cereus, 15. Phymactis, 16. Cystiactis, 17. Echiiiactis. 

 *** A. perforees : 18. Adamsia, 19. Nemactis. **** A. pivotantes : 20. Iluan- 

 thos, 2 1 . Edwardsia, 22. Sphenopus, 23. Peachia. Sous-fam. PiiYi-i/ArriNiENs. 

 1. Phyllactis, 2. Oulactis, 3. Rhodactis. Sous-fam. Tiialassiaxtminiens. 1. 

 Thnla-ssiantluis, 2. Actinodendron, 3. Actineria, 4. Phymanthus, 5. Sarco- 

 phinanthus, 6. Heterodactyla. Sous-fam. Zoanthiniens. 1. Zoanthus, 2. 

 Palythoa. 



Fam. II. CfeRiANTHiDEs. 1. Cerianthus, 2. Saccanthus. 



