1 6 THOMSON, ThePennaUdaceaeof the Cape of Good Hope. 



siphonozoods occur on the surface of the coenenchyme, 

 but apparently not very abundantly. 



The spicules from all parts agree with the figures and 

 description given by Kukenthal, to whom we are indebted 

 for a searching account of this species, the only point in 

 which my specimen differs from his description is in the 

 absence of a broad transverse band of spicules at the base 

 of the calyx and of a band of spicules at the base of the 

 eight teeth into which the spicules project. Marshall 

 does not figure these circular bands, and my specimen in 

 this respect seems more to resemble his. This point does 

 not, however, appear to justify the formation of a new 

 species. 



Funicidina quadrangularis was taken during the cruise 

 of the"Valdivia" in the Pemba Canal, Zanzibar, at depths 

 of 818 and 863 metres. The species has a wide distri- 

 bution, namely, the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian 

 Ocean (Zanzibar and Natal), and the Pacific Ocean (New 

 Zealand). 



Virgularia Schultzei, Kiikth. 



Localities : — Pieter Faicre, No. 14,923. Saldanha Bay, 

 between Marcus Island and Hoetjes Bay. Taken by 

 dredge. Depth, 10-40 fathoms. Nature of bottom, sand 

 and mussel beds. Date, March 19th, 1902. 



Pieter Faure, No. 3,034. Cape Point Lighthouse, 

 N.W. by W. J W. 1 1 f miles. Depth, 45 fathoms. Taken by 

 dredge. Nature of bottom, mud. Date, June 6th, 1900. 



This species has previously been described by Hickson 

 as V. Reinwardti and also by Kukenthal. It was also 

 collected during the cruise of the l< Yaldivia" in Pletten- 

 berg Bay, S. Africa, at depth of 100 metres, and in 

 Liideritz Bay (British South-West Africa). 



