460 FRISTEDT, SPONGES. 
Colour. The” sponge' in dried- state 15 Hot oteysome ln; 
straw-coloured. 
- Habitat. "Cape Jakan, Lat. 682 32' N., Long. 1772 41 H 
depth 12 fathoms (60 V> 
Clathria corallorhizoides n. sp. 
Plate 25, fig. 73—77, Plate 29, fig. 23. 
This species is represented by a very fine specimen. tie 
shape resembles the root of Corallorhiza innata. "The length of 
the species is 830 mm: Phe surface is slightly hispid "= FOscmA 
and pores numerous, small, dispersed. The sponge is attached 
to the branch of a coral. "The consistencey. is nov Lem 
Skeleton. The skeleton consists of large acuate spi- 
cules, of obtuse spicules, of equianchorate and of bihamate 
spicules. 
The acuate spicules' (Plate 25, fig. 75) are 05 mir inrlemneHae 
totally smooth and slightly curved near the base. 
The obtuse spicules (Plate 25, fig. 74). The terminations or 
these spicules are often slightly inflated; they are straight or 
curyed:  Ireir"leneth 15032 nam. 
The equianchorate spicules (Plate 25, fig. 75). Their shaft is 
very -thick, and the teeths well separated from eackhtomer 
The lent 006 mm. 
The bihamate spicules (Plate 25, fig. 76, 77). "There are two 
kinds of these spicules. The larger ones are either C-lores: 
formed, the straight length between the points being 0,04 mm; 
the smaller are most often C-curved, the length being only 
0,02 mm. 
Colour. "The sponge is eream-coloured, when preserved in 
spirit. 
Habitat.  Baffin Bay, bat: 68" 8 N.:; Long.58v foeWEtdiepin 
169 fathoms. 
