so VEEEILL, SYNOPSIS OF 



MopsELLA Japonica Vemll, Vol. IV, p. 190. 



Specimens of this species, from Hakocladi and Bay of 

 Yeddo, recently received from Mr. W. H. Dall, difier 

 somewhat from the type. 



They are more densely branched, the branches less 

 divergent and often coalescent, leaving large irregular 

 openings. The branches and branchlets are also stouter, 

 crooked, obtuse at the ends. Verrucas mostly crowded 

 on the edges of the branches, often entirely coverhig the 

 smaller branchlets but generally scattered or Vf anting on 

 the sides of the larger branches. They are relatively 

 larger, rather prominent, round, with depressed and con- 

 cave summits, showing in the centre a cluster of converg- 

 ent, bright 3/ellow polyp-spicula. Coenenchyma finely but 

 roughly granulous with small rough spicula. 



One specimen is bright lemon-yellow, the others deep 

 red. 



One specimen is 2.25 inches high and 2.75 broad; 

 another is 3 inches high and 1.5 broad. 'Diameter of 

 larger branches at internodes .10 to .12 of an inch; of 

 branchlets .06 to .08 ; length of terminal branchlets rarely 

 more than .30; distance between branches usually .25 to 

 .35 ; diameter of verructe ,04 to .05. 



Alcyonid^. 



Alcyonium? Verrill, Vol. IV, p. 191 ,:= Lobularia 

 VerrilUi Gray; Annals and Mag. Nat. Hist., Series 4, 

 Vol. 3, p. 121, Feb., 1869. 



This species is, as yet, known only from a small and 

 imperfect specimen. Not having had an opportunity to 

 examine its spicula, I am unable to refer it to its proper 

 genus. It cannot belong to Lohularia as defined by Dr. 

 Gray. Sea of Ochotsk. 



NEPHTHYIDiE. 



EuNEPHTHYA Verrill. 



American Journal of Science, Vol. 47, p. 284, March, 1869. 



This genus, established for the following species and 

 E. glomerata from Greenland, is peculiar in having the 



