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MISS R. M. IJARKISOX AND BUSS M. I'OOLE ON [DeC. 14, 



not prominently exsertasin the ' CLallenger ' specimen ; and as in 

 other respects the Burmese specimens resemble Gai'dinei^'s speci- 

 men from Lif a, it is better to retain them ^vith this species. 



Locality. — Station XXIY. Gat Islaiid. Bottom: I'ock and sand 

 and broken shell. Depth : 8-22 fathoms. 



Balanophyllia paballela Semper [34]. 



B. j)CiraUela Bourne [5]. 



There are thirteen examples of this species, varying in height 

 between 9 and 25 mm., and another closely- allied specimen which 

 is notified below. 



Table of measurements in mm. 



The costiB are not quite so clearly defined in the xipper portion 

 of the corallum, but it is possible to trace one in connection with 

 each septum ; in the lower part of the colony they are A-ery dis- 

 tinct and identical with those of the Ceylon specimen. The 

 septal characters are similar in every particular. 



Localities. — Station IV. King Island. Bottom : rock and sand. 

 Depth 8-25 fathoms. 1 dead specimen. 



Station IX. Bentinck Island and Couits Island. Bottom : 

 sand and shell. Depth: 12-26 fathoms. 11 specimens. 



Stations XXV. & XXVI. Gregory Group. Bottom : stones 

 and broken shell. Depth: 4-14 fathoms. 1 specimen. 



Another specimen resembles B.parallela so closely that it seems 

 advisable to place it with that species. The costte are well 

 defined throughout the entire length of the corallum, in this re- 

 sembling the Ceylon specimen ; but the costse corresponding to 

 the septa of the first two cycles are slightly larger and more 

 exsert ; this is more obvious on one side of the individual than 

 the other. The columella is comj^ressed from side to side, and 



