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Systematic description of genera and species. 

 Genus Suberogorgia Gray. 



Suberogorgia Gray. Proceedings Zoological Society of London, 1857, P- J 59- 

 Sclerogorgia Kolliker. Icones Histiologies, II, 2, 1865, p. 42. 

 Suberogorgia Studer. Versuch eines Systemes der Alcyonaria, 1887, p. 30. 

 Suberogorgia Wright and Studer. Challenger Reports, the Alcyonaria, 1889, p. XXV. 

 Suberogorgia Delage et Herouard. Traite de Zoologie Concrete, II, 2, 1901, p. 413. 



The original definition is not at present accessible to the writer, the above citation being 

 from WRIGHT and STUDER (1889). 



KOLLIKER (1865) defines his genus Sclerogorgia as follows: 



" Kalkkorper des Ccenenchymes zahlreiche warzige gelbe oder farblose Spindeln o, 10 

 0,16 mm. lang, daneben auch einfachere Formen, die bei Scl. verrictilata auch als Doppel- 

 radchen mit zackigen Randern erscheinen. Kalkkorper der Polypen kleine warzige Spindeln in 

 gewohnlicher Anordnung". 



STUDER (1887) claims that the name Suberogorgia has the priority for this genus, and 

 defines it as shown in the following translation : 



"Upright, branched, sometimes reticulate colonies with slightly exserted calyces which 

 are situated mainly on the two sides of the slightly flattened stem and branches. The coenen- 

 chyma is thick and shows longitudinal furrows on the bare surfaces. The spicules are warty 

 spindles and double wheels". 



WRIGHT and STUDER (1889) give practically the same definition, which will also serve 

 the purpose of the present work. 



The type of this genus is Suberogorgia suberosa (Esper). Other species are S. kollikeri 

 Studer, S. ornata Thomson and Simpson, 5". patiila (Ellis and Solander), S. rubra Thomson and 

 Hend., S. s^lberosa (Pallas), 5. verriculata (Esper) and the new species in the Siboga collection. 



i. Suberogorgia verricidata (Esper). 



? Gorgonia reticulata E. and S. (Name only) Nat. Hist, of Zoophytes, 1786, p. 198. 

 Gorgonia verriculata Esper. Die Pflanzenthiere, II, 1794, p. 124. 



Gorgonia verriculata Lamarck. Hist. Nat. Anim. sans Vert., 2me ed., 2, 1836, p. 489. 

 Gorgonella verriculata Valenciennes. Comptes rendus, XLI, 1855. 

 Rhipidigorgia verriculata Milne Edwards et Haime. Histoire Naturelle des Coralliaires, I, 



1857, p. 176. 



Sclerogorgia verriculata Kolliker. Icones Histiologicse, II, 2, 1865, p. 142. 

 Rhipidella verticillata Gray. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 4, Vol. V, 1870, p. 407. 

 Suberogorgia verriculata Wright and Studer. Challenger Reports, the Alcyonaria, 1889, p. 167. 

 Suberogorgia verriculata Thomson and Henderson. Alcyonaria of the Indian Ocean, II, 1909, 



p. 164. 



Stat. 299. io52'.4S., 123 1. 1 E. 34 meters. Mud, coral and Lithothamnion. 

 Stat. 307. Ipih Bay, South coast of Flores. 27 meters. Volcanic sand. 



Colony strictly flabellate and reticulate, base lacking. The height of the specimen is 

 26.5 cm. and the spread is about 19 cm. The main stem keeps its identity throughout, has 



