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THE GORGONIANS OF THE BRAZILIAN COAST. 



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VIMINELLA Gray. 



Viminella Gray, Catal. Lithophytes, p. 28, 1870. Type V. flagellum (J.) 

 Juncella (pars) M.-Edw., 1857. 

 Scirpearia of authors (not of Cuvier). 

 Scirpearella W. and Studer, op. cit. f 1889, p. 154. 



Corals unbranched or sparingly branched. Calicles usually prominent often 

 incurved distally in contraction. Axis round, highly calcareous. 



Spicules are largely double-spindles, with many small double-cones 

 double-heads, finely war ted. 



I prefer to take Gray's second species as the type, because it was personally 

 well known to him. The first species, V. viminea Edw., belongs to the same 

 genus, as shown by spicules from the type in my collection. 



The same is true, also, in respect to V. Uevis (Verrill), China, which is Gray's 

 fourth species. Numerous species, some of large size, occur in the Antilles, in 

 deep water. 



Viminella hystrix (Val.) Gray. 



Juncella hystrix M.-Edw., Corall., vol. I, p. 186, 1857. (Description insufficient.) 

 Viminella hystrix Gray, Catal. Lith., p. 29, 1870. 



This species has not been recognizably described nor figured. It is said to be 

 a slender, unbranched species with very prominent calicles. 



Its spicules were not among those of the Paris Museum types sent to me by 

 Professor Kolliker. It doubtless belongs to Gray's genus Viminella. 



Bahia, Brazil (M.-Edw.). 



LIST OF SPECIES. 



MuRICEIDjE. 



Muricea humilis (Edw.) V. 

 Muricea humilis, var. mutans V 

 Muricea humilis, var. macra V. 

 Muricea acropora V. 

 Muricea bicolor V. 



Leptogorgia rubropurpurea V. 

 Leptogorgia pumicea (Val.). 

 Leptogorgia studeri V. 



ElLISELLIDjE 



Viminella hystrix (Edw.). 



PLEXAURIDiE. 



Plexaurella obesa V. 

 Plexaurella cylindrica V. 

 Plexaurella braziliana V. 

 Plexaurella pumila V. 

 Plexaurella verrucosa V* 

 Plexaurella grandiflora V. 

 Eunicea castelnaudi Edw. 

 Filigella gracilis Gray. 



GORGONIDiE, 



Gorgonia hartti V. 

 Gorgonia braziliensis V. 

 Gorgonia gracilis V. 

 Phyllogorgia quercifolia (Ehr.). 

 Phyllogorgia quercifolia, var, lacerata V 



Phyllogorgia f rondosa V. 

 Phyllogorgia dilatata E. and H. 



Phyllogorgia foliata (Val. Mas.). 

 Leptogorgia rathbuni V. 



Deep Water Species Mentioned. 



MURICEIDiB. 



Evacis bicolor V, 



Primnoid^e. 



Primno6lla nitida V. 



W 



Primnoella magellanica Studer. 



PHmnoftlla murravi W. and S. 



W 



W 



ExtraUmital Species Mentioned or Discussed 



MuriceidjE 



Evacis rosea V. 

 Evacis solitaria (P.) V. 





