24 Catalogue of Museums. 





(nOrainial J^^iugdom. 



The marine invertebrates received from the Smithsonian Institution ai-e indicated by the 

 initials S. I. Most of them are wet specimens. 



SUB-KINCDOM-SPONCIDA. 



1 — Euplectella aspergillum. Yenus's Flower Basket. 

 Skeleton of a siliceous sponge consisting of interlacing 

 glassy fibres. 



Philippine Islands. 



2 — Hyalonema Sieboldii. Glass Rope Sponge. 



Japan. 



3 — Spongia tubulifera. Tube sponge. Skeleton of sponge 

 consisting of horny fibres. 



West Indies. 



4 — Verongia fistularis. Cup Sponge. Skeleton. 



West Indies. 



5 — Cliona sulphurea (Verrill, Yale University). Boring 

 Sponge. S. I. 



Yineyard Sound, Mass. 



SUB-KINCDOM-CCELENTERATA. 



CLASS ACTINOZOA. 



6 — Cerianthus Lloydii. Sea-Anemone. Glass model. 

 V — Hyantbus Mitchelli. Sea-Anemone. Glass model. 



8 — Meandrina labyrinthica. Brain Coral. Dried skeleton. 



West Indies, 



