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Paa Grenene træffes hyppigst Klubber. De ere for- 

 synede med Blade, der have tandede Rande og ere stundom 

 ordnede i Krandse; de ere 0.128"™ lange og fra 0.056— 

 0.068»»" brede foroven, Fig. 27. 28. 



Paa Polypernes Bagkrop ere sammensatte Stjerner 

 almindeligst, sjeldnere ere Klubber, Spindler og yderst 

 sjeldent en Firling. De sammensatte Stjerner nærme sig 

 meget de paa Basalen ; men ved den tilspidsede Ende have 

 de adskilligt tilfælles med de bladede Spindler paa Stam- 

 men. Deres Straaler ere brede med takkede Eande; de 

 ere 0.136"™ lange og 0.056"™ brede, Fig. 29. 



Klubberne, som ere noget langstrakte og nærme sig 

 Kølleformen, ere forsynede med i Eanden tandede Blade; de 

 ere 0.152""» lange, 0.052"™ brede foroven, Fig. 30. Spind- 

 lerne ere mere eller mindre takkede, have tildels en 

 afstumpet, takket Ende og ere fra 0.080—0.148""" lange 

 og fra 0.024—0.036— brede, Fig. 31. 32. 33. Firlingerne 

 ere tæt besatte med Papiller i Form af Blade og have en 

 mindre udpræget Korsform, ere 0.140""" lange med en 

 skjæv Tverstok, der er 0.100""", Fig. 34. Endelig sees 

 endnu sjeldnere end Firlingen en særegen Spikel, eler 

 synes at være en monstrøs Dobbeltstjerne, hvis Straaler 

 ere brede og ende i smaa Stjerner; den er 0.104""" lang 

 og 0.056"™ bred i Enderne og 0.020""" bred paa Midten, 

 Fig. 35. 



Paa Forkroppen er det hovedsagelig Spindelformen, 

 der er den prædo minerende. Kun overordentlig sjeldent 

 træffes her en Firling. Spindlerne ere takkede, snart 

 krumme, snart lige mecl mere eller mindre tilspidsede 

 Ender; de ere fra 0.116—0.232""" lange og fra 0.016— 

 0.028'"'" brede, Fig. 36. 37. 38. 39. Firlingerne ere over- 

 alt besatte med Papiller og have ' her, som næsten overalt 

 hos denne Art, en meget skjæv Tverstok, der er 0.112""", 

 imedens Længdestokken er 0.144'"'", Fig. 40. 41. Ogsaa 

 takkede Klubber og næsten valseformede Spikier sees 

 imellem Spindlerne paa Forkroppen, Fig. 42. 43. Paa 

 Tentaklerne og Pinnulerne ere Spindlerne mindre takkede 

 og tildels noget flade; de ere fra 0.092—0.196'"'" lange og 

 fra 0.024—0.036™" brede, Fig. 44. 45. 46. 47. 



Paa Svælget ere Spiklerne ligesom fladtrykte, temme- 

 lig takkede og vexle noget i Form; hypppist forekommer 

 Spindlerne, sjeldent en og anden Firling. Spindlerne ere 

 fra 0.068—0.112"™ lange og fra 0.020-0.028""" brede, 

 Fig. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. Firlingerne have en mere eller 



form, and beset with papillæ; they have a crooked trans- 

 versal arm measuring 0.080""", whilst their longitudinal 

 arm measures 0.092""" (Pl. XVIII, fig. 26). 



On the branches, the clavate is the form most fre- 

 quently met with. They are furnished with leaves having 

 dentated margins, and are occasionally arranged in wreaths ; 

 they measure 0.128""" in length, and from 0.056 — 0.068""" 

 in breadth above (Pl. XVIII, figs. 27. 28). 



On the posterior body of the polyps, complex stei- 

 ktes are the most frequent forms, more rarely are clavates 

 and fusees met with, and extremely rarely is a quadrup- 

 let present. The complex stellates approach much to 

 those of the basal part in form, but in their acuminated 

 extremities they have a good deal in common with the 

 foliaceous fusees of the stem; their rays are broad and 

 have spicate margins; they measure 0.136""" in length and 

 0.056""" in breadth (Pl. XVIII, fig. 29). 



The clavates are somewhat elongate, and approach 

 the subclavates in form; they are furnished with leaves 

 dentated in the margins, and measure 0.152""" in length, 

 and 0.052""" in breadth above (PL XVIII, fig. 30). The 

 fusees are more or less spicate, and occasionally have a 

 blunted spicate extremity; they measure from 0.080—0.148'"'" 

 in length, and from 0.024—0.036""" in breadth (PL XVIII, 

 figs. 31. 32. 33). The quadruplets are closely beset with 

 papillæ, in the form of leaves, and have a less prominent 

 cruciform ; they measure 0.140""" in length, and have a crooked 

 transversal arm measuring 0.100""" (PL XVIII, fig. 34). 

 Finally, still more rarely than the quadruplets, a peculiar 

 spicule is seen, which appears to be a monstrous bistellate 

 whose rays are broad and terminate in small stars; it 

 measures 0.104""" in length, and 0.056™" in breadth at the 

 extremities, and 0.020""" in breadth at the middle (PL 

 XVIII, fig. 35). 



On the anterior body, the fusee is the form that 

 principally predominates. A quadruplet is, here, only 

 extremely rarely met with. The fusees are spicate, some- 

 times bent, sometimes straight, with more or less acumin- 

 ated extremities; they measure from 0.116 — 0.232""" in 

 length, and from 0.016—0.028»"" in breadth (PL XVIII, 

 figs. 36. 37. 38. 39). The quadruplets are, everywhere, 

 beset with papillæ, and have, here, as is almost always 

 the case with this species, a very crooked transversal arm 

 measuring 0.112" m in length, whilst the longitudinal arm 

 measures 0.144""» in length (PL XVIII, figs. 40. 41). A 

 few spicate clavates and nearly cylindrical spicules, are 

 also seen amongst the fusees of the anterior body (PL 

 XVIII, figs. 42. 43). On the tentacles and the pinnules, 

 the fusees are less spicate and partly somewhat flat; they 

 measure from 0.092 — 0.196""" in length, and from 0.024 — 

 0.036'"'" in breadth (PL XVIII, figs. 44. 45. 46. 47). 



On the gullet, the spicules appear as if flattened, 

 'and are rather spicate, and vary somewhat in form. Fusees 

 occur the most frequently, rarely does an occasional quad- 

 ruplet appear. The fusees measure from 0.068 — 0.112"™ 

 in length, and from 0.020—0.028""" in breadth (PL XVIII, 



