ALCYONARIA. 327 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. Expanded polyps of Acamptogorgia spinosa, var. ceylonensis, n. x 25. 



2. Spongodes splendens. x 20. 



,, 3. Eunephthya purpurea, n. sp. x 20. 



4. Nephthya ceylonensis, n. sp. x 20. 



5. Spongodes pulchra, n. sp. x 20. 



6. Spongodes armata, var. ceylonensis, n. x 20. 



,, 7. Siphonogorgia kollikeri. x 4. 



,, 8. Astromuricea ramosa, n. sp. x 12. 



,, 9. Spongodes aurantiaca,* n. sp. x 20. 



PLATE II. 



Fig. 1. Stenogorgia ceylonensis, n. sp. x 12. 



lA. Branching of Stenogorgia ceylonensis, n. sp. Nat. size. 



2. Paraspongodes striata, n. sp. x 1|. 



3. Ads indica, n. sp. x 15. 



4. Capnella manaarensis, n. sp. x 15. 



,, 5. Virgularia Itibercwlata, n. sp. x 20. 



6. Paranephthya pratti, n. sp. x 25. 



7. Paraspvngodes striata, n. sp. x 15. 



8. Acanthogorgia 'media, n. sp. x 20. 



,, 9. Virgularia luberculata, n. sp. x 12. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. Bebryce hicksoni, n. sp. x 12. 



2. Branching of Muricella ramosa, n. sp. Nat. size. 



3. Muricella ramosa, n. sp. x 8. 



,, 4. Ven-ucella flemwsa, var. aurantiaca. x 2. 



,, 5. Stylobelemnoides htrdrnani, n. gen. et sp. x 5. 



,, 6. Lophogorgia lutkeni. x 1|. 



,, 7. Acanthogorgia media, n. sp. x 20. 



,, 8. Clavularia margariiiferce, n. sp., spreading on an oyster shell, x 2. 



,, 9. Ads alba, n. sp. x 12. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 1. Scirpearia sp. Nat. size. 

 2. Virgularia sp. x 1. 



3. Stylobelemnoides herdmani, n. gen. et sp. x 2. 

 4, 5. Juncella gemmacea. Nat. size. 



6. Acanthogorgia ceylonensis, n. sp. x 3. The stem and branches have 

 been made much too substantial. 



This has been by mistake printed S. flabellifera on the plate. 



