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may be flat, or at times even conical; tentacles, 48 in number in 
two cycles, those of the inner cycle being the longer; mouth, 
oval, with twelve slight ridges, but no gonidial grooves; the 
whole animal is extremely delicate in texture. 
Colowr.—Body, translucent white, almost transparent; six 
vertical rows of brown, and six of white tubercles, all of which 
have a greenish gray apex, surrounded by a narrow ring of cream 
colour; the inner cycle of tentacles transparent and free from 
colour except aslight tinge of pale pink in some lights, outer cycle 
similar, but with a bright orange mark at their base, and a dark 
violet-brown oval spot. 
Dimensions.—Column, when fully expanded, 30 mm. high 
and 17 mm. in diameter. 
Habitat.—Albany Pass, Cape York, 10 fms. 
The specific name is derived from the latinised form of padtvoc, 
delicate. 
This species is undoubtedly allied to <Actinia pretiosa, Dana, 
from Fiji. J. Y. Johnson (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 298, and 
Ann. Mag. N, H., (3) TX. 1861, p. 177) described a new Actinian 
from Madeira, under the name of Alicia mirabilis, n. g. and sp. 
In 1868, Panceri named a Mediterranean Actinian Oladactis 
Coste; and in the same year, but quite independently, Verrill 
erected a genus bearing the same name for his new species, C. 
grandis. Andres, in his monograph, “ Le Attinie”’ (1884) p. 224, 
disregards Johnson’s priority, although the original account was 
sufficiently clear, and adopts Panceri’s genus, putting the three 
last-named species under it. He overlooks the relationship of 
Dana’s species to the others, and suggests (p. 233) that it may be 
anew genus. Unless the name Alicia is pre-oceupied, it must. 
take priority of Cladactis, however appropriate the latter may be. 
The genus Alicia thus has for its type species A. mirabilis, Johns. 
and embraces A. Coste (Panc.); A. grandis (Verr.); A. pretiosa 
(Dana), and A. rhadina, n. sp. 
SAGARTIDZ. 
Phellia (?) sipunculoides, n. sp. 
Form.—Body, columnar; pedal disc, flat, adherent; scapus, 
coriaceous, tesselated; capituium, extensile, delicate ; tentacles of 
