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millim. Subjacent spicules of cortex subcylindrical, with 
irregular ends, and more or less constricted at one or two 
points; beset with few scattered rough boss-like tubercles ; 
size about °1 by ‘093 millim. 
Fig, 2.Parisis mauritiensis. A, superficial spicule, x 190 diam. ; 
B and C, subjacent spicule of cortex, x 190 diam. 
Hab. Mauritius, 80 fathoms. 
Obs. The specimen upon which this species is based is in 
the dry state, and measures 19 inches (480 millim.) by 123 
inches (315 millim.) in maximum height and diameter re- 
spectively. It very closely resembles in character Parisis 
fruticosa (judging chiefly from a specimen in the Museum from 
Formosa, which appears to belong to that species) ; but in 
it the verruce appear to be somewhat more distinct from the 
branches, and not directed forwards, and are not confined 
to the lateral aspects of the branches. In Parisis laxa the 
verrucee are said to be crowded, the ccenenchyma rough, 
and the branches occasionally coalescent, characters which 
do not apply to P. mauritiensis. ‘The extension so far to 
the west of the Indian Ocean of a genus hitherto known 
only from Chinese seas is a fact of considerable interest. 
Subfam. ScrEroqor@rAcEz. 
Suberogorgia suberosa. 
An immense dry specimen 3 feet 5 inches high and 18 
inches in maximum lateral diameter. The colour is pale 
wainscoat to pale rufous brown ; the branches are given off 
mostly at angles of 30°. The colour, very different trom the 
deep brick-red usual in this species, may perhaps be due to 
the manner of drying. The spiculation presents no points by 
which to distinguish this form from typical specimens of the 
species, although the very stout main stem and larger branches, 
and the relatively small lateral expansion of the branches, give 
it a somewhat unusual appearance. 
Hab. Mauritius, 90 fathoms. 
