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species in this Journal (ser. 5, vol. ix. p. 191)- In the specimen 

 brought by Dr. Ondaatje, and presented by him to the na- 

 tional collection, the largest spicules are rather longer and less 

 thick than those described by me (I c.) from the type speci- 

 mens, and do not exhibit the dark axial coloration which I 

 have mentioned. The Ceylon specimen is the largest which 

 I have seen, and attains the remarkable dimensions of — height 

 970 millim. (39 inches), greatest diameter 500 millim. (20 

 inches). 



Echinogorgia pseudosasappo, Kolliker. 



Gorgonia sawppo, var. reticulata, Esper, Pflanzenthiere, ii. p. 48, 

 pi. ix.A. 



Echinogorgia pscudosasapjw, Kolliker, Icones Histiologies, p. 136, 

 pi. xviii. fig. 10. 



a 



East-Indian seas " (Esper). 



Family Euniceida. 



■ 



Plexaura flabellurti) Esper. 



Antipathesjlubellum, Esper, /. c. ii. p. 109, pi. i. 



Esper's figure represents the axis of what appears to be this 

 Plexaura j the localities given by him are the East Indies, and 

 especially the Moluccas. Several specimens were obtained 

 by Dr. Ondaatje. 



Family Gorgonellidae. 

 *JunceUajuncea y Pallas. 



Goryonia funcea, Pallas, Elenehus Zoophytorum, p. 180. 



Obtained by Mr. Holdsworth (coll. Mus. Brit.). 



Subfamily Sclerogorgiace^. 

 Suberogorgia verricidata y Esper. 



Gorgonia verriculata, Esper, /. c. ii. p. 124, pi. xxxv. 



* Suberogorgia suberosa, Pallas. 



Gorgonia stiberosa, Pallas, Elench. Zooph. p. 1M. 



A common Indian-Ocean species; it ei.tendsto the north of 

 Australia. A specimen is in the British Museum, presented 

 by E. W. II. Holdsworth, Esq. 



Familv Corailiidae. 



Cor allium nobile, Pallas. 



Pallas 



Dr. Lankester ('Uses of Animals to Man '), besides the Per- 



