THE GORGONIANS OF THE BRAZILIAN COAST. 40S 



Plexaukidje. Leptogorgia viminea (Ellis and Sol.), Ed^ 



Plexaurella anceps (D. and M.). Leptogorgia purpurea (Pallas) Edw. 



Plexaurella dichotoma (Esper) K. Leptogorgia rosea (Lam ) Edw. 



Plexaura homomalla (Lam.) Lx. Leptogorgia sanguine* (Lam.) Edw. 

 Plexaura flavida (Lam.) Val. 



Plexaura esperi V. Elliskllid.b. 



Plexaura olivacea Lx. .-,_ .. t _ 



Pseudoplexaura crassa (Ellis and S.) W. and S. ™' g n i 8arme ^ oea ( L * m ) V* 1 - 



Euniceopsis grandis V. Elusella elongata (Esper) Gray. 



Astrogorgia sinensis V. limine a 1*vib V. 



Heterogorgia verrucosa V. Viminella viminea (Edw.) Gray. 



GORGONIDiE. BrIAREIDJB. 



Leptogorgia virgulata (Lam.) Edw. Suberogorgia suberosa (Esper) Koll. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATE XXIX. 



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Fig. 1. Muricea humilis (Edw.) V. A terminal branch of No. 1515a, X 3 |77 



la. The same, spicules, in natural colors; a, 6, spinose clubs from the exterior; rf, unilaterally 



spinose spindle; c, regular warted spindle from the interior; £,/, g 9 small purple spindlai 



from the exterior, X 124 , 377 



2. Gorgonia gracilis V. A branchlet from the type, in natural colors, X 3 393 



3. Gorgonia braziliensis V. Part of a branchlet from the type, No. 4508, X 3 393 



3a. The same. Spicules in natural colors; a, double-spindle; 6, double-roiette; c, acaj>h< 



X 480 302 



4. Leptogorgia rathbuni V. Branch from the type, No. 4555. X 3 307 



4a. The same. Spicules; a, regular warted spindle; 6, double-spindle; c, double-rosette; 



d, slender acute spindle from the tentacles, X 480 397 



5. Leptogorgia rubropurpurea V. Branches of type, No. 4523, X 2 3/4 39S 



5a. The same. Spicules; a, double-rosettes; 6, cross; c, short double-spindle or double* 



cone, X 480 3M 



6. Gorgonia hartti V. Terminal branches of type, No. 4554, X 2 3/4 ... Hi 



6a, The same. Spicules; a, stout purple spindle; b, purple double-rosette; c, yellow elon- 

 gated acute spindle from near the surface; d, yellow scaphoid from outer layer, X 480 S01 



Fig. 1. 



2. 

 3. 

 3. 



PLATE XXX. 



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Leptogorgia rubropurpurea V. Branches of the type, No. 4523, XI 7/8 



Gorgonia hartti V. Tip of the frond of the type, X 1 7/8, No. 4554 801 



Phyllogorgia quercifolia (D.), var. quercifolia. General figure, 4/7 nat. size, of No. 4506. 804 

 The same. Var. lacerata V. General figure of the type, 4/7 nat. size, of No. 4508 805 



PLATE XXXI. 



Fig. 1. Leptogorgia rathbuni V. General figure, 3/4 size, of the type, No. 4555 397 



2. Phyllogorgia frondosa V. General figure, 3/4 size, of the type, No. 1514b 3v 



3. Plexaurella obesa V. General figure, 3/5 size, of the type, No. 4509 3 



4. Plexaurella verrucosa V. General figure, 3/5 size, of the type, No. 4503 387 



5. Plexaurella pumila V. General figure of the type, 3/5 size, No. 4502 386 



6. Plexaurella grandiflora V. General figure, 3/5 size, of the type, No. 4501 388 



PLATE XXXII. 



Fia. 1. Phyllogorgia quercifolia (Dana), var. quercifolia. One of the leaf-like fronda, X 1 3/4, 



No. 4506 



2. The same. Var. lacerata V. Three branchlets from one specimen, X 1 3/4, No. 4505. 395 



3. Muricea acropora V. Secondary branch from the type, X 1 3/5, No. 4510. . . . . ... -*<« 



4. 5. Muricea humilis (Edw.) Branches from two specimens of variety pumila, X 1 Afb, 



No. 1515a, b; • ■•••• ••••• "** %L 



6. Plexaurella verrucosa V. Part of a branch of the type, X 1 3/5, No. 4604. *" 



7. Plexaurella cylindrica V. Part of a branch of the type, X 1 3/5, No. 1597 ^»J 



8. Plexaurella pumila V. Part of a branch of the type, X 1 3/5, No. 4502 *™ 



9. Plexaurella obesa V. Tip of a branchlet, X 1 3/5, from the type, No. 4509. ... . . . . . . •*« 



10. Plexaurella (P seudeunicea) grandiflora V. Tip of a small branchtet of the type, 



X 1 3/5, No. 4501 6 °* 



