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name ; there is no mention of one in his recent publication. I have, therefore, retained 

 the specific name of Haime." 



It is clear that there is no escape from the conclusion that the proper specific name of 

 this Coral is savalia, and the generic Gerardia, and the synonymy will stand thus : 



Family GERARDIID^, Verrill, Trans. Connectic. Acad. i. p. 499. 

 Savagliido!, G. Brook, Chall. Rep. Antipath. 1889, p. 79. 

 Savalini (subfamily), Nardo, Atti 5^ Union. Scienz. Ital. (1844) p. 433. 



Genus Gerardia. 

 Gerardia, Lacaze-Duthiers, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Zool.) (5) ii. 1864, p. 175. 

 Savuglia, Nardo, loo. cit. 



Savaglia, id. Atti R. 1st. Veneto, (v.) iii. 1876, p. 674; Brook, loc. cit. 

 Gorgonia (pars), Antipathes (pars), Leiopathes (pars), auctor. complur. 



Species Gerardia savalia. 

 Gorgonia savaglia, Bertolini, Amcen. Ital. (1819) p. 219. 

 Leiopathes lamarcki, Haime, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Zool.) (3) xii. (1849) p. 325 ; M.-E. & H. Hist. 



Nat. Corall. i. p. 322. 

 Gerardia lamarcki, Lacaze-Duthiers, loc. cit. (1864). 

 Savaglia lamarcki, Brook, op. cit. p. 80 (1889). 



II. On a remarkable AnUpathid from the neighbourhood of Mauritius. 



Shortly after the arrival of the beautiful specimen just described, M. de Robillard 

 forwarded to us a very remarkable Antipathid from the neighbourhood of the island of 

 Mauritius. As the specimen is dry it is impossible to assign it definitely to any one of 

 the genera now strictly limited by Mr. Brook ; and, like some other Antipathids, it 

 may, following that naturalist's proposal, be called \_Antipathes]. As it is proposed to 

 exhibit this example, which I am fairly confident is at present unique, it is necessary 

 to give it a name, and to publish such a description and figure of it as shall enable it 

 to be recognized. 



M. de Eobillard has forwarded, during the last few years, many fine examples of 

 Anthozoa to the British Museum, and I am glad to have this opportunity of com- 

 memorating his services by associating his name with this remarkable growth. 



Descri2)tion of [Antipathes] robillardi. (Plate XII.) 



From a small horny base there arise abruptly several trunks ; these soon divide and 

 give rise to a number of greatly elongated stems ; some of these are, henceforward, 

 simple ; others divide at once two or three times, and others do not divide till they are 

 some slight height from the base. In the case of one stem only is there any division 

 at a distance greater than 7-5 centim. from the base. The result of this mode of 

 growth is an appearance quite different from that of most Antipathids. 



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