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to Loridellaby Gray. But if they could be separated as a genus 
from Xenia, a new name is not required, since X. florida is the 
type of Actinantha Lesson, which should be retained in preference 
to anew name, and must at least include A. florida, Dane, elongata, 
and rosea. 
Spoggodia is separated from Spoggodes on account of the cells 
“ prominent from the sides, or forming the tips of the branchlets.” 
ut S. gigantea V., from Hong Kong, a species not quoted by 
Gray, has part of the polyps clustered as in Spoggodes, and part 
Lemnalia nitida Gr mmothea nitida V.). The “ family,” 
Lemnaliadw, is said to have the “outer surface smooth, without 
picules.” It contains Lemnalia and Verrilliana Gray. su 
by “150 to -250 broad. The thorny ends project from the surface, 
especially toward the summits, and give it a very rough appei™ 
ance. It appears, therefore, to be closely allied to Nephthya, bt 
im the latter the larger spicula are long warty, quite regular § 
dles, the ends not projecting. 
_~nis species may, therefore, be regarded as the type of @ vai 
j rw Pe we rt to call ELunephthya, a E. thy” 
naked at their bases. like >-€0 eee 
clusters of 3 to 12, irs ohana but mostly covered with @ 
