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species, in long sections, by the wide straight corallites, whicli 

 are fiiniishcd witli regular remote tabiihe, and which have 

 small, more closely tabulate tubuli occasionally intercalated 

 amongst them. In cross sections (PI. V. fig. 14) the corallites 

 are seen cut longitudinally around the margin and transversely 

 divided in the ceiitre, where they are polygonal and thin- 

 walled. 



Chcetetes tiiherculatus^ Edwards & Haime. 

 CJuptetes corticatiSf Nich. op. ci(. p. 210, pi. 22. figs. 0, Ga. 



There can be no doubt that the form to which I gave the 

 name of ( '. corficans is really identical with the C. tuherculatiis 

 of Edwards and Ilaime. I have not yet had the opportunity 

 of making sections of this species, and am therefore unable 

 to give any details as to its internal structure. 



Chfptetes clathratuhts, James. 



ChiBtdes clathratulm, Nich. op. cit. p. 200, pi. 22. figs. 2, 2 b. 



It seems not unlikely that this is really the Chcetetes [Ptilo- 

 dictya) pavonia of D'Orbigny ; but the published figures of 

 the latter species do not allow of a satisfactoiy determination 

 of this point. Be this as it may, the internal structure of 

 C. clathratulus is highly charactei'istic and peculiar. In tan- 

 gential sections taken parallel Avith the surface (PI. V. fig. 9), 

 the corallites are seen in the form of oval tubes, arranged in 

 two series of regularly decussating diagonals, each tube being 

 directed with its long axis oblique to the row to which it 

 belongs. The walls of the corallites are very thick, and no 

 interstitial tubuli are present. Each corallite seems to be 

 primitively more or less hexagonal or diamond-shaped ; and 

 the oval section of the interior of the tube is clearly due to a 

 secondaiy thickening of the walls. In long section (PI. V. 

 fig. 9 a) the corallum is seen to consist of two strata of coral- 

 lites directed outwards in opposite directions from a delicate, 

 flexuous, median lamina, with which their walls are sometimes 

 connected by thin plates. Sometimes (as in the figure) a 

 second stratum of short corallites may be superimposed upon 

 one of the original layers. The walls of the corallites are very 

 thick ; and tabulse appear to be wholly absent. This latter 

 feature leaves it still aoubtful if this singular form can really 

 be referred to Chcetetes. 



Chcetetes frondosus^ D'Orbigny. 

 Cheeietes frondosus?, Nich. op. n't. p. 208, pi. 22. figs. 1, 1 b. 

 I am still in doubt whether my specimens are really refer- 



