12S Dr. J. E. Gray on the Fleshy Alcyonoid Corah. 



Fam. 9. Spoggodidas. 



Coral membranaceous, cellular, branched, the outer surface 

 covered with opake fusiform spicules. Polype-cells at the ends 

 of the branchlets, and surrounded by a series of projecting 

 spicules. Polypes retractile. 



1. SroGGODES, Lesson. 

 Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1862. 



Polypes crowded together at the ends of the branchlets, 

 the groups more or less surrounded by larger spicules. 



1. Spoggodes florida, Gray, P. Z. S. 1862, t. 4. f. 1, 2, 3. (Al- 



cyonium jloridum, Esper, t. 16. Xinia Jlorida, Lamk. 

 Neptea Jlorida , Blainv. Spoggodes celosia, Lesson.) 

 Hab. Philippines (Cuming). B.M. 



2. Spoggodes spinosa, Gray, 7. c. t. 4. f. 5-7. 



Hab. New Guinea. B.M. 



3. Spoggodes capitata, Vcrrill. 



Hab. Hongkong. B.M. 



4. Spoggodes arborescens, Verrill. 

 Hab. Feejee Islands. 



2. Spoggodia. 



Gray, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 29. 



Polype-cells subcylindrical, prominent from the sides, or 

 forming the tips of the branchlets. 



1. Spoggodia unicolor, Gray, /. c. f. 1, 2. 



Hab. Bellona Keefs. B.M. 



2. Spoggodia divaricate. Gray, I. c. f. 3, 4. 



Hab. New Guinea. B.M. 



3. Spoggodia ramulosa, Gray, /. e. f. 5, 6. 



Hab. Bellona Eeefs. B.M. 



4. Spoggodia gracilis. [Spoggodes gracilis, Verrill.) 

 Hab. Loochoo Islands. 



b. Stem until a coriaceous granular skin; branches and pohjpe-cclls 

 strengthened with superficial fusiform sjjieules. 



Fam. 10. Nephthyads). 

 Gray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1859, iv. 444. 

 Coral fleshy, cellular, branched ; stem coriaceous or granular 



