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Ciocalypta penicillus, B., XIII and LXXXVI. (Kid- 

 ley and Dendy, 14, p. 173.) 

 Genus Axinella, Schmidt. 

 Sponge generally ramose. Skeleton fibre plumose. 

 Megascleres stylote, sometimes oxeote. Sometimes 

 stellate microscleres. 



Note. A. vermiculata, B., is possibly identical with 

 A. erecta, Carter. See Ridley and Dendy, 14, p. 182. 

 Axinella fascicular is, B., XVIII. 

 ,, rugosa, B., XX and XXI. 



stuposa, Mont., XIX. (Topsent, 18, p. 123.) 

 ,, subdola, B., XLIII. 

 ,, vermiculata, B., XXVI. 

 2. Sub-order CLAVULINA, Vosmaer. 



Sponges typically with cortex, radiating skeleton, tylo- 

 stylote megascleres and no spongin. Microscleres rarely 

 present, never chelse or sigmata. 



Family I. Subebitid^, Vosmaer. 

 No microscleres, except occasionally centrotylote mic- 

 ro strongyles. 



Genus Suberites, Nardo. 

 Massive or stipitate, without mammiform projections. 

 Usually with special dermal crust of radiating spicules. 

 Megascleres typically tylostyles. Microscleres: occasion- 

 ally centrotylote microstrongyles. 



Suberites camosus, Johnst., XXXVI. (Ridley and 

 Dendy, 14, p. 197.) 

 crustula, B., XXXIV. 

 domuncula, Olivi, XXXVI. 

 farinarius, B., LXX. 

 Hcus, Johnst., XXXVI. 

 foliatus, B., LXXI. 

 simplicissimus, B., LXXX. 



