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Color. — Very pale light brown or biiffy. Pallid, almost white. 



Tyjje.— Cat No. 22547, U.S.N.M., Albatross Station 4097, between 

 Maui and Molokai, 286 fathoms. 



The largest specimen has no locality label. 



Distribution. — Between Molokai and Maui: Station 3865, 256-283 

 fathoms (Cat. No. 22552, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 3866, 283-284 fathoms 

 (Cat. No. 22549, U.S.N.M.). 



Between Maui and Molokai: Station 3884, 284-290 fathoms (Cat. 

 No. 25368, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 4082, 220-238 fathoms; Station 4088, 

 297-306 fathoms (Cat. No. 22554, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 4090, 304-308 

 fathoms; Station 4096, 272-286 fathoms (Cat. No. 22548, U.S.N.M.) ; 

 Station 4097, 286 fathoms (Cat. No. 22547, U.S.N.M.).* 



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

 No. 22550, U.S.N.M.). 



? PENNATULA PEARCEYI Kolliker. 



Pennatula pearceyi Kolliker, Report on the Pennatulida dredged by 

 H. M, S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, 1880, p. 4. 



A specimen secured at Station 3824 (Cat. No. 25365, U.S.N.M.), 

 south coast of Oahu, appears to belong to this species, although it is 

 considerably longer and more slender than the type as described by 

 Kolliker. The specimen is much mutilated, and is referred to this 

 species with much doubt. 



The original specimen was taken by the Challenger south of the 

 coast of Japan at a depth of 665 fathoms. 



Genus HALISCEPTRUM Herklots. 

 Pennatulidse in which the leaves are without spicules. 



HALISCEPTRUM ABIES Kolliker. 



Halisceptrum aMes Kolliker, Anatomische-Systematische Beschreibung 

 der Alcyonarien, 1st Abth., Die Pennatnliden, 1872, p. 182. 



An incomplete specimen, which, like the one described by Kolliker 

 from the Copenhagen Museum, is without stem and undeveloped 

 leaves, was secured at Station 4101, north coast of Maui, depth 

 122-143 fathoms. (Cat. No. 22588, U.S.N.M.) 



This specimen agrees well with the original describer's exceed- 

 ingly brief description, except that the calyces are more exserted. 

 The specimen appears to have been broken off from the stem some 

 time before it was captured. Indeed the proximal end is rounded, 

 as if it were possible that it never had a true stem. 



The original specimen came from Japan. 



