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the margin at each end which are not represented in his 

 figure. 



The extreme length of the stomodaeum, the absence 

 of spicules in the anthocodiae, and the presence of about 

 17 pairs of pinnules in each tentacle may be noted. 



This species has been previously described by Hickson 

 under the name Cavernularia elegans. 



Pieter Faure, No. 1,131. South-East by East, 11 

 miles from Bird Island. Lat., 33 52' South. Long., 

 26 30' 45" East. Taken by shrimp trawl. Depth, 54 

 fathoms. Bottom, mud. 



Four specimens which are undoubtedly to be identi- 

 fied as Actinoptilum molle, Kukth. Transverse sections 

 through the colonies at different points show the same 

 internal arrangement of parts figured by Kiikenthal as 

 being typical of Actinoptilum molle. Further description 

 of these four specimens is unnecessary, except to note the 

 variation in colour. Three of the examples have practi- 

 cally the same general coloration as Pieter Faure, No. 

 1,193 > tne fourth specimen has a yellow stalk and white 

 rachis. These specimens are not, however, so beautifully 

 expanded as the former specimen. 



Actinoptilum molle, Kukth. var. maculatum. 



Pieter Fanre, No. 18,225. Cape Hangklip, N.E. 

 I East, 5 J miles. Taken by large trawl. Depth, 60 

 fathoms. Nature of bottom, greenish mud. Date, Nov. 

 nth, 1903. 



From this locality there are ten specimens of a 

 reddish colour, which at a glance appear to differ from 

 the preceding. The anthocodiae of the autozooids are 

 white with reddish blotches on their surfaces, easily seen 

 with the naked eye. On closer examination these red 

 blotches are seen to be due to the presence of minute red 

 spicules. The autozooids are well expanded, and the 





