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straight, spine-like, with spine-like branches and branchlets on their 

 sides ; the lower branchlet sometimes tending toward one surface. 

 Cape Palmas {Hooker). 



15. Antipathes hirta. B.M. 



Coral branched, branches divaricated ; branchlets from all sides 

 of the stem, crowded and generally bent up toward one surface, elon- 

 gate, nearly of a uniform length, simple, with a few filiform, gene- 

 rally short branches on their base. 



West Indies {Scrivener). 



16. Antipathes subpinnata. B.M. 

 Antipathes subpinnata, Soland. Z. 101. t. 19. f. 9, 10. 



Coral erect, irregularly branched, branches diverging ; branchlets 

 close together in three (rarely two or four) longitudinal series on 

 the different sides of the stem, elongate, slender, ascending, simple, 

 and of nearly equal length. 



Madeira (Wollaston). 



Solander's figure but imperfectly represents this species, if it is 

 intended for it. I had originally described it as distinct under the 

 name of A. Wollastonii. 



The following species have been described, which I have not 

 seen : — 



1. Antipathes pectinata. 

 Antipathes pectinata, Lamk. ii. 480. no. 6. 



2. Antipathes pinnacea. 

 Antipathes pinnacea, Pallas, iii. 269. 



3. Antipathes scoparia. 



Antipathes scoparia, Esper, t. 14 ; Lamk. 480. no. 7. 



4. Antipathes fcenictjlacea. 



Antipathes fceniculacea, Pallas, Z. 207 ; Rumph. Amb. vi. 208. 

 t. 80. f. 3, not Esper. 



Antipathes fceniculum, Lamk. 482. no. 12. 



5. Antipathes corticula. 

 Antipathes corticula, Lamk. ii. 480. no. 3. 



" The bark " appears to be a parasitic animal. 



6. Antipathes lacerata. 



Antipathes lacerata, Lamk. ii. 480. no. 4. 

 A. lacera, Larax. Pol. Flex. 277. 



7. Antipathes pyramidata. 

 Antipathes pyramidata, Lamk. ii. 480. no. 5. 



