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spiral tube. Ooecia projecting from the front of the zooecia below 

 the mouth, covered by a chitinous or subcalcareous plate. 

 L. hystrix, M'G. T.E.S.V., Oct., 1882, and Nov., 1884. 



Poecilopora, M^G. 



Zoarium erect, bilaminate, branched. Zooecia indistinct ; prim- 

 ary mouth with a sinus ; peristome commencing on an elevated 

 point with a small avicularium on the summit, finally becoming a 

 tumid, subcircular ring. Ooecia immersed, covered by a perforated 

 plate. 

 P. anomala, M'G. T.R.S.V., Nov., 1885. 



Port Phillip Heads, J.B.W. 



Cellepora, Fahricius.* 

 Zoarium crustaceous, adnate, or glomerulous, or foliaceous and 

 partly free, or ramose. Zooecia, in the crustaceous and foliaceous 

 forms, erect and confused in the central parts, decumbent at the 

 growing edges; one or more rostral processes, usually bearing avicu- 

 laria, in the neighbourhood of the mouth (but sometimes absent), 

 usually numerous other scattered avicularia of various forms, fre- 

 quently raised on calcareous elevations. 



C. hastigera, Bush C.R, p. 192. 



C. diadema, M^G. MSS.; J.B.W. 



C. albirostris, Smittsjj. C.P., p. 193. 



0. lirata, i?'6^. MSS. 



C. fusca, £nsL B.M.C., Part II., p. 88. 



C. prolifera, M'G. MSS. 



C. foliata, i/'6^. MSS. 



C. verrucosa, M'G. MSS. 



C. spicata, M^G. MSS. 



C. muscosa, i^'(^. MSS. 



C. denticulata, M^G. MSS. 



C. simplex, M^G. MSS. 



C. intermedia, M'G. T.R.S.V., 1868. 



C. bispinata. Busk. B.M.C., Part IL, p. 87. 



C. speciosa, M'G. P.Z.V., 128. 



C. mamillata, Busk. B.M.C., Part II., p. 87. 



0. cellulosa, M^G. MSS. 



C. tridenticulata. Busk. P.Z.V., 128. 



C longirostris, M'G. T.R.S.V., Nov., 1884. 



C. munita, M^G. T.R.S.V., Nov., 1884. 



C. megasoma, M^G. T.R.S.V., Nov., 1884. 



C. serratirostris, M^G. P.Z.Y., 128. 



C. costata, M'G. T.R.S.V., 1868. 



0. rota, M'G. T.R.S.V., Nov., 1884. 



*The species of Cellepora which are distinguished only by MSS. names 

 will be described in my next communication to the Society. 



