370 Mr. P. W. Bassett-Smlth on 



Mussa sinuosa, Lamarck. 



1816. Carifophyllia sinuosa, Lam. Anim. sans Vert. t5J. 1, t. ii. p. 229, 

 6d. 2, t." ii. p. 357, 



A single specimen, probably a young tbji-m ; it is 20 millim. 

 in height by 60 in width above. 

 Tizard Bank, 6 fath. 



Genus Meandrina, Lamarck. 



Meandrina strigosa'^, Dana. 

 1848. Mecmdrma sfriffosa, Dana, Zoophytes, p. 257, pi. xiv. fig. 4. 



A single specimen, cylindrical, truncate, gyri about 6 

 millim. in width and 3*5 millim. deep, about fifteen septa in 

 10 millim. Keferred doubtfully to this species, which, 

 according to Quelch, can be seen to vary considerably in its 

 characters when a large series of forms is examined. 



East of Nam-lit, Tizard Bank, 2 fathoms. 



Meandrina dcedalea, Ell. & Sol., sp. 



1786. Madrepora dmkdea. Ell. & Sol. Nat. Hist. Zoophytes, p. 163, 

 pi. xlvi. fig. 1. 



Two specimens. Sand-Kay, Narn-Yit, Tizard Bank, 2-4 

 fathoms. 



Genus Leptoria, Ed. & H. 



Lejjtoria 2)hryg{a, Ell. & Sol., sp. 



1786. Madrepora phrygia, Ell. & Sol. Nat. Hist, Zoophytes, p. 162, 

 pi. xlviii. fig. 2. 



One specimen from the Tizard Reef, depth 6 fath. 



Genus Scapophyllia, Ed. &H. 



ScapophylUa cylindnca, Ed. & H. 



1849. Scapophyllia cylindrical Edw. & Haime, Ann. des Sci. Nat. 8* ser. 

 t. X. pi. viii. fig. 8, and t. xi. p. 278. 



One specimen from lagoon, Tizard Bank, depth 6 fath. 



The specimen is depressed, spreading, with irregular lobate 

 slight elevations. The calicinal valleys are much curved, 

 4 millim. in width and about 2'5 millim. in depth; septa 

 thin, with frilled edges. The so-called columella consists of 

 irregular tooth-like projections from tlie free edges of the 

 septa. - 



