EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXV. 



Zoanthusfunafuticnsis, sp. nov. 



Fig. 1. Transverse section through body-wall, x 190. 

 2. Transverse section through ossophageal region. 



Lithographed from drawings made by Mr. J. P. Hill. 



KEFERENCE LETTERS. c. Cuticle, ect. Ectoderm, ect. c. Ectodermal 

 canal, ect. m. Ectodermal muscle cell. ent. Ectoderm, gr. Sulcar groove. 

 incr. Incrustation. I. Lacuna, m. Mesoglcea. m. c. Mesenteric canal. 

 m. s. Mesoglceal sphincter, n. Nematocyst. ces. (Esophagus, p. m. 

 Peripheral mesoglcea. pb. m. Parieto-basilar muscle, s. d. Sulcar direc- 

 tives, si. d. Sulcular directives, z. Zooxanthella. 



