Corah from the China Sea. 449 



Ftinyid Coral, gen. et sp. ind. 



Corallum turbinate, attached, the upper surface flattened, 

 convex, tlie lateral surface faintly costulated. The upper 

 surface 23 niilliin. ^vide, with a j)rincipal subcentral oalice 

 about 2 niilliui. wide, with one septa; also two smaller sub- 

 ordinate caliccs. The septa confluent, extendinuj quite to the 

 edge of corallum, closely arranged, composea of noilular 

 trabeculaj, which appear to remain perforate. Columella 

 papillary, inconspicuous. 



1 do not And any recent genus in which this coral can be 

 included. It would apparently belong to the family Plesio- 

 poritidfe of Prcf. Duncan (Rev. Madrep., Journ. Linn. Soc, 

 Zool. vol. xviii. p. lOo). As there is only one specimen it 

 caimot be sacririeed for sections. 



From Tizard Bank, 6 fath. 



Section Ma DiiEroRARiA Perforata. 

 Genus I^ALAXOPHYLLIA, Searles Wood. 



BalanophifUid jiorcula ?, Moseley. 



1881. Balanoi>hyUici parvula, Mi selev, Uhall. Report, Zool. vol. ii. 

 p. 194. 



Tizard Bank, 50 fath. 



BalanophylUa scahrosa ?, Dana, sp. 



1848. Dendrophyllia scabrosa, Dana, Expl. Exp. Zooph. p. 390, pi. xxvii. 



fig. 2. 



Two specimens, both living when obtained. 

 Tizard Bank, 40 fath. 



Genus Dendrophyllia, Blainville. 

 Dendrophyllia gravis^ Bruggeman, MS. ? 



One large branch more than 30 centim. in height and a 

 smaller branch were obtained. Only in the upper portion 

 were the polyps alive ; of a blackish tint. 



This form is similar to specimens in the British Museum 

 marked as above, which may be a MS. name, for 1 have not 

 met with any printed deseri|ition of the species. 



Tizard Bank, 26 fath. 



