128 Dr. J. E. Gray on the Fleshy Alcyonoid Corals. 



Fam. 9. Spoggodidae. 

 Coral membranaceous, cellular, brancliecl, the outer surface 

 covered with opake fusiform spicules. Polype-cells at the ends 

 of the branchlets, and surrounded by a series of projecting 

 spicules. Polypes retractile. 



1. Spoggodes, Lesson. 

 Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1862. 



Polypes crowded together at the ends of the branchlets, 

 the groups more or less surrounded by larger spicules. 



1. 8])oggodes florida, Gray, P. Z. S. 1862, t. 4. f. 1, 2, 3. (.4/- 



cyonium Jloridum, Esper, t. 16. Xinia florida, Lamk. 

 Neptea fiorida^ Blainv. Spoggodes celosia^ Lesson.) 

 Hah. Philippines (Cuming). B.M. 



2. Spoggodes spinosa^ Gray, I. c. t. 4. f. 5-7. 



Hah. New Guinea. B.M. 



3. Spoggodes capitata^ Verrill. 



Hah. Hongkong. B.M, 



4. Spoggodes arhorescens^ Verrill. 

 Hah. Feejee Islands. 



2. SpogGODIa. 



Gray, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 29. 



Polype-cells subcylindrical, prominent from the sides, or 

 forming the tips of the branchlets. 



1. Spoggodia unicolor^ Gray, I. c. f. 1, 2. 



Hah. Bellona Reefs. B.M. 



2. Spoggodia divaricata^ Gray, /. c. f. 3, 4. 



Hah. New Guinea. B.M. 



3. Spoggodia ramxdosa^ Gray, J. c. f. 5, 6. 



Hah. Bellona Beefs. B.M. 



4. Spoggodia gracilis. [Spoggodes gracilis^ Verrill.) 

 Hah. Loochoo Islands. 



b. Stem tvith a coriaceous r/ramihrr sl-ln ; hrancJies ami poh/^^e-celh 

 strengthened ivith siperjlcial fusiform s^>a'((?fs. 



Fam. 10. Nephthyadge. 

 Gray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1859, iv. 444. 

 Coral fleshy, cclhdar, branched ; stem coriaceous or granular 



