THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



[FOURTH SERIES.] 

 No. 90. JUNE 1875. 



XL VII. — On two HexactinelUd Sponges from the Philippine 

 Islands in the Liverpool Free Museum. By Thomas 

 HiGGiN, of Huyton. With Remarks hij H. J. Carter, 

 F.R.S. &c. 



[Plates XX r. & XXII.] 



The sponges a brief description of whicli is now given were 

 lately purchased, together with some examples of Meyerina 

 clavajhrmis and Bossella p>hilij)j)inensisj by Mr. S. T. Martin, 

 of Altringham, from the friends of an English resident at 

 Cebu, and by his kindness and liberality have now been 

 added to the collection in the Liverpool Free Museum. 

 They are said to have been obtained by diving, and there- 

 fore, if this was the case, were probably procured at a depth 

 not exceeding 10 fathoms. One of them is a neio species 

 of the genus Hrjalonema^ which it is ])roposed to name after 

 the island from the neighbourhood of which it was obtained. 

 The other is a fine specimen of Laharia hemisj^hwrica, Gray, 

 in very good condition, and, having the anchoring-spicules 

 in situ and the base perfect, affords an opportunity of settling 

 the doubts which have hung around the first example brought 

 to this country (by Dr. Meyer). Both were sent to England 

 in a dry state. 



Hyalonema celuense, n. sp., mihi. PI. XXI. fig. 1. 



In general form the sponge resembles a sculptor's mallet 

 which has become indented on its sides by repeated blows 

 Ann. (('• M((r/. X. Jlisf. Scr. 4. Vol.xy. 27 



