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2. AmoceUa poJydactyla. [Lohtdaria polydactyla, Ehrenb.) 

 Hah. Red Sea. 



3. AmoceUa? tn'chanfhema. [Alcyonium tri'chaiithemum^Danaj 



Zooph. t. 56. f. 1.) 

 Hab. Feejee Islands. 



Fam. 5. Sarcophytidse. 



The coral discoidal or liemispherical, pedlcelled ; stem and 

 under surface barren, rather coriaceous, granular. Polypes on 

 the upper surface of the frond, retractile. 



1. Sarcophyton, Lesson. 



Coral agaric-shaped, soft, fleshy, externally soft ; stem 

 cylindrical, formed of cylindrical tubes. 



1. Sarcophyton glaucum, Verrill. {Alcyonium glaucion, Quoy 



& Gaim. Voy. Astrol. t. 22. f. 11, 12.) 

 Hab. Tonga (Quoy) ; Feejee (Verrill). B.M. 



2. 8arco2)hyto7i lobatum, Lesson, Voy. Belanger, t. 2. Tenta- 



cles simple ? 

 Hab. ? 



3. Sarcophyton ayaricum, Stimpson, Verrill. 

 Hab. Japan. 



2. AreoCella, 



Coral rather rigid, stipitate, very broadly expanded, sinuate 

 on the edge ; upper surface areolated, areolae hexagonal, each 

 surrounded by a series of small tubercles. Polype in centre 

 of each areola. 



Areocella lata. [Alcyoniam latum, Dana, Zooph. t. 56. f. "?, 

 t. 58. f. 7. Sarcophyton latum^ Verrill.) 

 Hab. Tongatabu, Feejee Islands. 



3. Cladiella. 



Coral half-ovate or obconical, in clusters, below tapering to 

 a small base, barren, above flat. Polypes retractile. 



1. Cladiella sp)h(erophora. [Lobular la splicerophora , Elirenb. 



Alo/onium siihceroj^hora^ Dana.) 

 Hab. Bed Sea. 



2. Cladiella brachi/rladia. [Alcyonium brachi/cbrdium, Dana, 



t. 57. f. 8.) * 

 Hab. Tongatabu. 



