34<] Mr. K. Kirkpatrlck on 



The following is a list of the species : — 



Fam. Spirastrellidae, 



12. LotiutK'nlia daviijera, sp. n. 



Suborder IIali chondrina. 

 Fam. Poeciloscleridae. 



13. Afjelas gracilis, Whiteleg^e. 



14. Tedania levis, sp. n. 



Fam. Haploscleridae. 



15. Chondropsis ceratosus, sp. n. 



16. Paclujchalina Jibrosa, Ridley & 



Dendy. 



Order MONOCERATINA. 



17. Lvffariella variabilis (Pol6- 



jaeff). 



18. f/eonieirica, sp. n. 



19. Psammopemma purpureum 



(Carter). 



20. Stelospongus cavernosus (Pallas), 



var. pi/rifortnis, Lendenfeld. 



21. Polyjibrosjiongia Sweeti, sp. n. 



Subclass CALCAREA. 



1. Astrosckra Willeyana, Lister. 



2. Plectroninia Hindei, sp. n. 

 8. Clathrina depressa (Dendy). 



Subclass DEMOSVONGIDA. 



Order CARNOSA. 



Suborder Oligosili cina. 



4. ChondriUa mixta, Schulze. 



Suborder Microsclf.ro- 



PHOR A. 



5. Corticium candelabnnn, O. 



Schmidt. 



6. Placinolo/ ha spinosa, sp. n. 



7. Placi7iasfrella dathrata, sp. n. 



Order TETRACTTNELLIDA. 



8. Eryhta vionticularis, sp. n. 



Older MOXAXONIDA. 



Suborder Hadromerina. 



Section Clavulida, 



Fam. Clionidae. 



9. Cliona vmcronaia, SoUas. 



10. Schmidti (Ridley). 



11. Dysdiona Davidi, gen. et sp. d. 



Astrosclera WiUei/ana, Lister. 

 19C0. Astrosdera Wilkyana, Mster (16, p. 459, fig. A, 1-5). 



The single large specimen of this species from Funafuti 

 was sent to Mr. J. J. Lister, of Cambridge, who was at the 

 time engaged in working out the structure of four small 

 specimens of the same species from Lifu. Mr. Lister's 

 description of the external features of the Funafuti specimen 

 is as follows : — 



" The specimen from Funafuti (fig. A, 1-5) has grown 

 attached by a short stalk about 6 millim. wide at the base, 

 which expands into a broad nearly circular disc, convex 

 above, and resembling the pileus of a mushroom in shape. 

 1 he diameter of the disc is about 20 millim., and the distance 



