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ARVID R. MOLANDER, ALCYONACEA. 
To the first type belong Funephthya glomerata and its variety islandica (DANIELSEN). 
To the latter belong E. glomerata var. flavescens (DANIELSEN) and var. rosea (DANIEL- 
SEN) and Hunephthya hyalina (DANIELSEN) and racemosa (STUDER). KÖUKENTHAL con- 
siders flavescens and rosea to be varieties of E. glomerata, but hyalina and racemosa to 
be obvious species. By means ofinvestigations of these species I have, however, found 
that all these can be included in the types just mentioned. TI also distinguish between 
two different species, viz., H. glomerata (the first type), which includes ZE. glomerata, 
KÖUKENTHAL and the variety islandica, KÖUKENTHAL, and £. flavescens (the second 
type), which includes the variety flavescens, KUÖKENTHAL, and rosea, KUKENTHAL, besides 
the species racemosa, STUDER, and hyalina, KUKENTHAL. J. flavescens, in my opinion 
corresponds most nearly to HK. glomerata var. flavescens (DAN.), and consequently I have 
retained this name. 
Just as in the preceding genus it was of importance carefully to decide what cha- 
racteristics are useful for the differentiation of the species, so here it is of importance 
to pay great attention to unimportant deviations, especially as regards the ramification 
of the colony and the armature of the anthocodia, in which case the variations are very 
numerous. By means of KUKENTHAL's classification into divaricatae-glomeratae and um- 
bellatae, we obtain a very useful means of distinguishing the different species. Within 
the umbellatae especially, the species can be determined by an investigation of the ramifi- 
cation. The shape and size of the spicules in the anthocodiae also provide good charac- 
teristics. ; 
1) BRBamification: anthocodiae are: 
a) situated closely along the whole branch: glomerate ramification; 
b) exclusively terminal: umbellate ramification. 
In umbellatae, we distinguish: 
a) the branches divided in their upper part (terminal ramification); 
bh) the branches divided in their lower part (basal ramification). 
2) Armature: I. Shape of the spicules: spindles, rods, clubs; 
a) broad, short, with broad thorns: 
b) long, narrow, with high thorns. 
II. The strength of the armature: 
a) strong armature; 
b) weak armature. 
Eunephthya glomerata, VERRILL, 1869. 
Diagnosis: Glomerate ramification. The anthocodiae about 3 mm. in length, with 
small ridges and bent inwards toward the trunk. The spicules of anthocodia short, 
clumsy clubs and spindles, 0.2—0.38 mm., generally clubs, their thorns broad and low. 
(Pl. IT, fig. 19.) 
1907, Eunephthya (pars) glomerata, KÖKENTHAL. 
