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Fig. 65. Favia favus (Forsk.). Fully developed nematocyst I from a terminal battery of a tentacle. 

 (202p I, sA-) X 1600. 



Fig. 66. Favia abdita (Ell. and Sol.). Transverse section through a mesenterial filament. (103^ I, Sioli.) 

 x380. 



Fig. 67. Id. Transverse section through a principal mesentery, containing ova and germ-cells. (103^, I, 

 S3,2,.) X 185. 



Plate 7. 

 Transverse sections : 

 Fig. 1. Gyphastrea chalcidicum (Klunz.). Stomodaeal region of giant polyp. (200a ii, S3 23.) x 30. 

 Fig. 2. Favia bertholleti (Val.). Stomodaeal region. (305„ 11, Sislo.) x 10|. 

 Fig. 3. Goniastrea retiformis (Lam.). Stomodaeal region. (301^ i, S2ln-) x 27. 

 Fig. 4. Gyphastrea serailia (Forsk.). Stomodaeal region. (102;, iv, SjSj.) x 65. 

 Fig. 5. Gyphastrea chalcidicum (Klunz.). Stomodaeal region. (200j i, Si4ii.) x 45. 

 Fig. 6. Gyphastrea microphthalma (Lam.). Stomodaeal region. (200<, I, SjS?.) x 45. 

 Fig. 7. Gyphastrea suvadivw, Gard. Stomodaeal region. (102^ I, s^^.) x 65. 



Plate 8. 



Transverse sections : 

 Fig. 1. Leptastrea roissyana, Ed. and H. Stomodaeal region, Ceylon polyp. (800^ I, s^^.) x 27. 



Fig. 2. Id. Tentacular region, Donganab polyp. (202^, iv, Si58.) x 35. 



Fig. 3. Id. Stomodaeal region, Donganab polyp. (202„ I, S24i2.) x 25. 



Fig. 4. Galaxea fascicularis (Lirm.). Stomodaeal region and edge-zone, Donganab polyp. (201^ n, 

 S12I3.) x 10^. 



Fig. 5. Echinopora hirsutissima, Ed. and H. Stomodaeal region, Hulule polyp. (107^ iii, s^.) x 18. 



Fig. 6. Echinopora lamellosa (Eisp.). Stomodaeal region and edge-zone, Hulule polyp. (107^ 11, S32,.) 

 X 25. 



Plate- 9. 



Transverse sections : 



Fig. 1. Favia doreyensis, Ed. and H. Stomodaeal region, with tentacles, Hulule polyp. (106c i. s„\.) 

 x9. 



Fig. 2. Favia favios (Forsk.). Stomodaeal region, Donganab polyp. (202^ t, SibSj.) x 13. 



Fig. 3. Favia doreyensis Ed. and H. Stomodaeal region, Hulule polyp. (106(j i, Sjsls-) x 12. 



Fig. 4. Echinopora hirsutissima, Ed. and H. Below stomodaeal region, Hulule polyp. (107c H; Sio24-) 

 x22. 



Fig. 5. Faw'a aMtta (Ell. and Sol.). Stomodaeal region,- Salomon polyp. (103^ i, S922.) x 15. 



Fig. 6. Favia hululensis, Gard. Stomodaeal region, Hulule polyp. (106^ i, Si2l3-) x 18. 



Plate 10. 

 Transverse sections: 



Fig. 1. Goniastrea solida (Ed. and H.). Stomodaeal region, Amirante (16 fms.) polyp. (106/ i, s^^.) 

 X 20. 



