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Sponges. — Five hundred and thirty-nine additions were 

 made to this class ; in addition to the " Challenger " speci- 

 mens and " Carter " collection the following are of import- 

 ance : — 



Thirty-six sponges from Fernando Noronha, including a 

 new species, Leuconia sacculata ; collected by H. N. Ridley, 

 Esq., and named by H. J. Carter, Esq. ; presented by the 

 Royal Society. 



Sixty -nine sponges, forming part of the collection obtained 

 by the " Porcupine " and " Lightning " expeditions ; trans- 

 ferred by Dr. John Murray with the " Challenger " duplicates. 



Anthozoa. — A hundred and ninety specimens were 

 received during the year ; in addition to the " Challenger " 

 series, the following may be noted : — 



A most remarkable specimen of Gerardia savalia, 

 obtained off Euboea ; no specimen equal in size or condition is 

 to be found in any European museum ; purchased. 



Nine specimens, some of them particularly well preserved, 

 of Funiculina quadrangularis and Virgularia mirahilis, 

 from the west coast of Scotland ; presented by the Hon. A. 

 E. Gathorne Hardy, m.p. 



Twenty-six specimens, including Anthomastus grandijlorus, 

 Ejnzoanthus aviericanus, Sagartia ahyssicola and Balticina 

 Jlnmarchica ; received in exchange from the United States 

 National Museum. 



Two examples of the recently described Duva rosea, from 

 Trondhjemsfjord ; presented by Prof. Collett. 



Four well-preserved specimens of Alcyoniwiii ijcdmatuin, 

 Corallium ruhrum, Pennatula phosphorea, and AneTiionia 

 sulcata from Naples ; purchased. 



The type specimens of Antillia lonsdalia and Conocyathus 

 zealandioi ; presented by Prof. Martin Duncan, f.r.s. 



An example of Seriatopora gracilis, from Diegv^ Garcias ; 

 presented by Prof. Stewart, p.l.s. 



Twenty-one Anthozoa from Madras, including Cycloseris 

 cyclolites and Dendrophyllia ehrenbergiana ; presented by 

 Edgar Thurston, Esq. 



Hydrozoa. — Two hundred and fifty-five additions were 

 made to this class ; the following may be mentioned : — 



Seventeen hydrozoa obtained by the " Porcupine " and 

 "Lightning" expeditions; transferred by Dr. John Murray, 

 with the " Challenger " duplicates. 



Ten Hydroida, from the coast of Brazil ; presented by 

 D. Wilson Barker, Esq. 



Sixty-four Hydrozoa, from Torres Straits ; collected and 

 presented by Professor A. C Haddon. 



Protozoa. — Two hundred and forty-eight specimens were 

 added to this class, of which two hundred and sixteen consist 

 of microscopic slides of Radiolccria, received from the 

 " Challenger " collection ; the remaining thirty-two were of 

 no special importance. 



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