NO. 1624. BESCEIPTIONS OF HAWAIIAN ALCYONARIA— NUTTING. 563 



Color. — Stem and rachis creamy white, polyp bodies purplish 

 brown banded Avith yellowish white. 



Type.—Q2ii. No. 22534, U.S.N.M., Albatross Station 3909, north 

 coast of Molokai, 308-322 fathoms. _^ 



Distribution.— South coast of Molokai: Station 3828," -281-319 

 fathoms (Cat. No. 22531, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 3836,: 238^255 fathoms 

 (Cat. No. 22537, U.S.N.M.). 



Between Molokai and Maui: Station 3868, 294-684 fathoms (Cat. 

 No. 22522, U.S.N.M.); Station 4096, 272-286 fathoms (Cat. No. 

 22525, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 3898, 258-284 fathoms (Cat. No. 22538, 

 U.S.N.M.). 



North coast of Molokai: Station 3909, 308-322 fathoms (Cat. No. 

 22534, U.S.N.M.); Station 3910, 311-337 fathoms; Station 3911, 

 334-337 fathoms X Cat. No. 22532, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 3919, 220-257 

 fathoms (Cat. No. 22530, U.S.N.M.). . - 



Off Kauai: Station 3994, 330-382 fathoms (Cat. No. 22529, 

 U.S.N.M.) ; Station 4017, 305 fathoms (Cat. No. 22541, U.S.N.M.) ; 

 Station 4130, 283-309 fathoms (Cat. No. 22526, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 

 4131, 257-312 fathoms (Cat. No. 22542, U.S.N.M.). 



South coast of Oahu : Station 4039, 670-697 fathoms. (Cat. No. 

 22539, U.S.N.M.) 



Between Molokai. and Oahu: Station 4105, 314-335 fathoms (Cat. 

 No. 22528, U.S.N.M.); Station 4118, 322 fathoms (Cat. No. 22535 

 U.S.N.M.). 



Northwest coast of Oahu : Station 4117, 253-283 fathoms (Cat. No. 

 22536, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 4119, 84-167 fathoms (Cat. No. 22533, 

 U.S.N.M.). 



Northeast coast of Hawaii: Station 4081, 202-220 fathoms (Cat. 

 No. 22527, U.S.N.M.). 



North coast of Maui : Station 4086, 283-308 fathoms. (Cat. No. 

 22523, U.S.N.M.) 



Off Bird Island : Station 4176, 537-672 fathoms. 



This species is the most abundant one in the collection. 



Family UMBELLULID^ Kolliker. 



Polyps very large, without calyces, and borne in a cluster at the 

 end of an exceedingly long stem. 



Genus UMBELLULA Laniarck. 



Being the only genus in the family, it has the same diagnostic 

 characters. 



