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Fig. 27. Metaleyonium patayonicum, May. Spicules of internal trunk. x 130. 

 ., 28. ,, Spicules of external trunk. x 130. 



., 29. Spicule of stomodseum. x 390. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 30. Metaleyonium patagonieum, May. (a) Spicules of cceuenchyma of "pileus," x 130 ; (6) spicule 

 of same, x 312. 



Fig. 31. Metaleyonium patagonieum, May. (a) Spicules of stomodaeum, x 130 ; (b) spicules of tentacles 

 xlSO. 



Fig. 32. Metalci/onium patagoni<:um, May. Spicule from tip of tentacle. x 312. 



33. Alcyonium paehydados, Kl. Spicules of external trunk. x312. 



,, 34. ,, ,, Spicules of internal trunk, x 312. 



35. Metaleyonium dauatum, Pfett'er. (a) Spicules of tentacles ; (b) spicules of calyx. x 150. 



> 36. ,, ,, Spicules of external trunk, x 150. 

 ,, 37. ,, Spicules of internal trunk. x 150. 

 38. Ale.yonium rotiferum, n. sp. Spicules. x 150. 



39. Metaleyonium natalensis, n. sp. (a) Spicules of external trunk ; (/;) spicules of internal trunk ; 

 (c) spicules of upper ccenenchyma. x 70. 



Fig. 40a. Capnella gilclmsii, n. sp. Spicules of polyp. x 130. 

 ,, 406. Spicules of external trunk. x 130. 



,, 40c. tl Spicules of internal trunk, x 130. 



41a. Eunephthya thyrsoiden, Verrill. Spicules of polyp. x 100. 

 ,. 41J. ,, ,, Spicules of external trunk. x 100. 



,, 41c. ,, ,, Spicules of internal trunk, x 100. 



,, 42a. Capnella rugoxa, Kiik. Spicules of polyp. x 150. 



42?/. ,, Spicules of external trunk. x 150. 

 ,. 42c. ,, ,, ,, Spicules of internal trunk. x 150. 



43. Bellonella rubni, Brundin. Spicules from upper part of polyp. x 100. 

 44. Alcyonium fauri, n. sp. Spicules. x 175. 



,. 45. Bellonella sfuderi, n. sp. () Spicules of outer trunk ; (b) spicules of tentacles ; (c) spicules of 

 calyx; (d) spicule of central trunk ; (r) spicule of stomodEeum. x 100 



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