Corah from the China Sea. 449 



Fungid Coral, gen. et sp. ind. 



Corallum turbinate, attached, the upper surface flattened, 

 convex, the lateral surface faintly costulated. Tlie upper 

 surface 23 raillim. wide, with a principal subcentral calice 

 about 2 millim. wide, with one septa; also two smaller sub- 

 ordinate calices. The septa confluent, extending quite to the 

 edge of corallum, closely arranged, composed of nodular 

 trabecular, which appear to remain perforate. Columella 

 papillary, inconspicuous. 



I do not find any recent genus in which this coral can be 

 included. It would apparently belong to the family Plesio- 

 poritidae of Prof. Duncan (Rev. Madrep., Journ. Linn. Soc, 

 Zool. vol. xviii. p. 165). As there is only one specimen it 

 cannot be sacrificed for sections. 



From Tizard Bank, 6 fath. 



Section Madreporaria Perforata. 

 Genus Balanophyllia, Searles Wood. 



BalanopJiijUta parvula ?, Moseley. 



1881. Balanophyllia parvuln, Mc.seley, Uhall. Report, Zool, vol. ii. 

 p. 194. 



Tizard Bank, 50 fath. 



BalanojihylUa scabrosa ?, Dana, sp. 



1848. Dendrophyllia scabrosa, Dana, Expl. Exp. Zooph. p. 390, pi. xxvii. 

 fig. 2. 



Two specimens, both living when obtained. 

 Tizard Bank, 40 fath. 



Genus Dendrophyllta, Blainville. 

 Dendrophyllia gravis, Bruggeman, MS. ? 



One large branch more than 30 centim. in height and a 

 smaller branch were obtained. Only in the upper portion 

 were the }wlyps alive ; of a blackish tint. 



This form is similar to specimens in the British Museum 

 marked as above, which may be a MS. name, for 1 have not 

 met with any printed description of the species. 



Tizard Bank, 26 fath. 



