THE ANNALS 
AND 
MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY, 
[SIXTH SERIES. ] 
No. 116. AUGUST 1897. 
XI.—Notes, Morphological and Systematic, on the Madre- 
porartan Subfamily Montiporine (Montipora and Anacro- 
pora), with an Account of the Phylogeny of the Madreporide. 
By H. M. Bernarp, M.A. Cantab. 
[Plate IT. | 
In continuation of the work of cataloguing the National 
Collection of Corals, I have devoted nearly two years to the 
study of the genus Montipora. I propose in this paper to 
give a short summary of the morphological results arrived at. 
Before doing so, however, I should like to take this oppor- 
tunity of expressing my gratitude to the Director, Sir William 
Flower, F.R.S., for the friendly interest he has taken in the 
progress of the work, and also to my friend Prof. F. Jeffrey 
Bell, who has charge of the coral collection, not only for 
valuable advice and criticism, but also for much active and 
willing help. 
The first volume of the official catalogue dealt with the 
genus Madrepora, and was written by the late George Brook ; 
the second volume, containing two smaller genera— Turbinaria 
and Astrewopora—is the work of the present writer. The 
morphological results arrived at during the preparation of 
that volume will be found in its introductory chapters and in 
two papers in this Magazine *. ‘The present study of the 
Montiporine, which, with Madrepora, Turbinaria, and 
* Vol. xv. 1895, p. 499, and vol. xvi. p. 273. 
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