Deep-Sea AJcijonarla from the Indian Ocean. 5li) 



separated by intervals of 1-7 mm. The calyx is ridi^ed 

 and abundantly spiculated. The spicules are warty s[)indles, 

 the largest of whicii are 0'2-0'3 mm. in length, while many 

 are verv much smaller. 



LocdUtij. Andamans, SSS-^OO fath. 



Order ALCYONACEA. 



Family Alcyoniidae. 

 Sarcophytum parvum, sp. n. 



A small red colony attached to a piece of coral ; the 

 capitulum is slightly mushroom-shaped ; the polyps arc 

 more numerous and smaller round the margin, vary from 

 4—18 mm. in length, and are thickly coated with spicules; 

 the polyp-spicules are (1) long rod and spindles with very 

 few and very small spines, (2) small clubs spinose at the 

 broad end and interlocking to form a sort of feltwork^ and 

 (3) small double clubs. 



Locality. Station 23.2, 430 fath. 



Sarcophytum funyiforme, sp. n. 



A mushroom-shaped colony^ red-brown in colour except 

 the retractile portions of the polyps, whicli are yellowish ; 

 the autozooids are uniformly distributed over the surface 

 and the numerous siphouozooids fill up the gaps ; the 

 spicules are (1) slender spinules with few spines, (2) smaller 

 clubs spinose at the thick enrl, (3) still smaller double clubs, 

 and (4) very minute irregular forms. 



Locality. Station 201, 180-217 fath. 



Family Nephthyidae. 

 Spongodes rosea, Kiikenthal. 



A specimen which approximates closely to this species, 

 except that some of the spicules are tw'ice as long as the 

 longest described by Kiikenthal, and that the coloration is 

 slightly different. 



Locality. Bay of Bengal, 88 fatlis. 



Spongodes rakayce, Hickson & Hiles. 



A specimen which agrees almost thoroughly with this 

 species except in a small detail concerning the projecting 

 polvp-spicules. 



Locality. Station 237, 90 fath. 



