THE ANxNTALS 



AITD 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



[SIXTH SERIES.] 

 No. 116. AUGUST 1897. 



XI. — Notes, Morphological and Systematic, on the Madre- 

 porarian Suhfamihj ]\IontiporinEB (Montipora and Anacro- 

 pora) , icith an Account of the Phylogeny of the Madreporidse. 

 By H. M. Beknard, M.A. Cantab. 



[Plate II.] 



In continuation of the work of cataloguing the National 

 Collection of Corals, I have devoted nearly two years to the 

 study of the genus Montipora. I propose in this paper to 

 give a short summary of the morphological results arrived at. 

 Before doing so, however, I should like to take this oppor- 

 tunity of expressing my gratitude to the Director, Sir William 

 Flower, F.R.S., for the friendly interest he has taken in the 

 progress of the work, and also to my friend Prof. F. Jeffrey 

 Bell, who has charge of the coral collection, not only for 

 valuable advice and criticism, but also for much active and 

 willing help. 



The first volume of the official cataloo-ue dealt with the 

 genus Madrepora, and was written by the late George Brook ; 

 the second volume, containing two smaller genera — Turhinaria 

 and Astrceopora — is the work of the present writer. The 

 morphological results arrived at during the preparation of 

 that volume will be found in its introductory chapters and in 

 two papers in this Magazine *. Tlie present study of the 

 Montiporinffi, which, with Madrepora, Turhinaria, and 



* Vol. XV. 1895, p. 499, and vol. xvi. p. 273. 

 Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. xx. 9 



