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A. E. Verrill on New Corals. 875 
Leptogorgia dichotoma, sp. nov. 
Corallum tall, slender, sparingly dichotomously branched. 
The trunk divides at about three inches from the base into two 
main branches; these fork at about 1 and at 2°5 inches, and 
of the secondary branches divide again at about three inches 
from their origin, but others remain undivided for 6 or 8 inches. 
The branches and branchlets are long, rather slender, slightly 
larg 
moderately thick. Axis round, dark brown in the 
larger double-spindles measure ‘264™™ by ‘060, ‘252 by 
072, 252 by 060, 240 by 066, 228 by 084, 228 by 060, 228 
Sherbro Island,—Prof A. Hurd. 
€ new oe herein described from the west coast of 
Africa are o: as ig additional 
evidence of the richness of that little explored region n Gorgo- 
tacea, and as showing peculiar relations to the fauns of the 
West Indies and Pacific coasts of America. They were col- 
lected by Mr. D. W. Burton, missionary, for the museum o} 
nay College, and sent to me for examination by Professor 
