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Stammens Midtdel sees Dobbeltstjerner. 0.100""" lange, 

 0.040""" brede. Eig. 50; takkede og vortede Køller. 0.120""" 

 lange, 0.052»™ brede i den tykke Ende. Fig. 51. 52, samt 

 takkede Spindler med afstumpede Ender, fra 0.060 — 0.120""" 

 lange og fra 0.016—0.040""" brede, at være de almindeligste. 

 Men imellem dem rindes enkelte Firlinger, lig dem paa 

 Basaldelen; knndede, timeglasformede Firlinger, 0.088"™ 

 lange, ; 064"™ brede i Enderne og 0.016™'" paa Midten, 

 Fig. 53; glatte, timeglasformede Firlinger, 0.032"™ lange, 

 0.016»"" brede i Enderne og 0.008'"'" brede paa Midten, 

 Fig. 54; yderst smaa, knudede, næsten korsformede Fir- 

 linger, 0.040""" i Gjennemsnit, Fig. 55, men disse sidste 

 ere overordentlig sjeldne; endelig findes enkelte, vingefor- 

 migt udvidede, takkede Spindler. 0.060""" lange, 0.016"™ 

 brede, Fig. 56. 57. 58. 



Øverst paa Stammen og Grenene, hvor Spiklerne 

 ligge mere spredte, ere disse rige paa Former. Firlinger 

 træffes ber hyppigt, saaledes korsformede, knudede Firlin- 

 ger med Længdestok, 0.088""", Tverstok, 0.060""", Fig. 59; 

 knndet Firling i Form af Timeglas, 0.072""" lang, 0.032""" 

 bred i Enderne, 0.020""" bred paa Midten, Fig. 60; takket, 

 timeglasformet Firling, 0.060"™ lang, 0.040"™ bred i Enderne, 

 0.020"™ bred paa Midten. Fig. 61; Firling i Form af en 

 Stjerne med brede Straaler, omtrent lige lang som bred, 

 0.060""" i Gjennemsnit, Fig. 62; tornet Tvilling med 

 gaffelformede Ender. 0.060""" lang, 0.036'"'" bred i Enderne, 

 0.012"™ paa Midten, Fig. 63; men hyppigere end samtlige 

 disse Spikier ere dog takkede Spindler med dels tilspidsede, 

 dels afstumpede Ender, Fig. 64. 65, samt korte, bladede 

 Køller, Fig. 6Q. Spindlerne ere fra 0.080—0.100"™ lange 

 og fra 0.016—0.020""" brede, og Køllerne 0.080"»" lange og 

 0.040""" brede opad. 



Paa Polypkroppen. især paa Bvgsiden, ligge Spiklerne 

 temmelig kompakte og beståa væsentlig af Spindler og 

 Køller. Spindlerne ere takkede, dels krumme, dels lige, 

 med baade tilspidsede og afstumpede Ender; de ere fra 

 0.128—0.220"™ lange og omtrent lige brede, nemlig 0.040"™ 

 paa Midten, Fig. 67 — 70. Køllerne, der ere sjeldnere og 

 tildels mindre end Spindlerne, ere ligeledes takkede, 0.080"™ 

 lange, 0.032""" brede foroven, Fig 71. 72; imellem disse 

 Spilder sees ister paa Forkroppen enkeltvis Firlinger, hvoraf 

 nogle have en temmelig udpræget Korsform med en Længde- 

 stok, 0.080—0.180»™ lang og Tverstok fra 0.040—0120"™ 

 Fig. 73. 74; imedens andre, der dog ere yderst sjeldne, 

 nærme sig mere Stjerneformen og ere* 0.056""" i G-jennem- 

 snit, Fig. 75. 



the summit. On the middle part of the stem. bistel- 

 lates which measure 0.100"™ in length, and 0.040"™ in 

 breadth, (fig. 50) ; spicate, and warted subclavates, measuring 

 0.120""" in length, and 0.052""" in breadth at the thick 

 extremity (figs. 51. 52); further, also, spicate fusees with 

 blunted extremities, measuring from 0.060— 0.120™'" in 

 length, and from 0.016—0.040»"» in breadth, are seen to 

 be the most frequent. But, between them, a few quadru- 

 plets are found, like those of the basal part; protuberated 

 hour-glass formed quadruplets, measuring 0.088""" in 

 length, 0.064"™ in breadth at the extremities, and 0.016"™ 

 in breadth at the middle (fig. 53); smooth, hour-glass 

 formed quadruplets, measuring 0.032""" in length, and 0.016»"» 

 in breadth at the extremities, and 0.008"™ in breadth at 

 the middle (fig. 54); extremely minute protuberated almost 

 cruciform, quadruplets, measuring 0.040""" in diameter 

 (fig. 55), but these last mentioned are extremely rare; 

 finally, a few pennately dilated, spicate fusees are found, 

 measuring 0.060™'" in length, and 0.016"™ in breadth 

 (figs. 56. 57. 58). 



On the uppermost part of the stem and on the 

 branches, where the spicules are placed more dispersed, 

 they are rich in forms. Quadruplets are, here, most fre- 

 quent, for instance, cruciform protuberated quadruplets, 

 with a longitudinal arm measuring, 0.088""", and a trans- 

 versal arm measuring 0.060""" (fig. 59); a protuberated 

 quadruplet in the form of an hour-glass, measuring 0.072™»' 

 in length, and 0.032""" in breadth at the extremities, and 

 0.020""» broad at the middle (fig. 60); a spicate hour-glass 

 formed quadruplet measuring 0.060™'" in length, 0.040""" in 

 breadth at the extremities, and 0.020""» broad at the middle 

 (fig. 61); a quadruplet in form of a star, having broad rays 

 of about the same length as breadth, and measuring 0.060""" 

 in diameter (fig. 62) ; an aculeated twin, with bifurcated ex- 

 tremities, and measuring 0.060"™ in length, 0.036'»™ in 

 breadth at the extremities, and 0.012"™ broad : at the middle 

 (fig. 63) ; but, more frequent than any of the spicules men- 

 tioned, are, however, spicate fusees with, partly, acuminated 

 andpartly, blunted extremities (figs. 64. 65) also, short foliaceous 

 subclavates (fig. i)6). The fusees measure from 0.080 — 0.100""» 

 in length, and from 0.016 -- 0.020"™ in breadth, and the sub- 

 clavates measure 0.080 mm in length, and 0.040™ m in breadth 

 upwards 



On the body of the polyp, especially on the dorsal 

 side, the spicules are placed pretty compactly, and consist, 

 principally, of fusees and subclavates. The fusees are spicate, 

 partly bent, partly straight, and have both acuminated 

 and blunted extremities; they measure from 0.128 — 0.220""" 

 in length, and are about uniform in breadth, viz. 0.040""" at 

 the middle (figs. 67- — 70). The subclavates are not so frequent 

 and are, partly, smaller than the fusees; they are likewise 

 spicate, and measure 0.080""" in length, and 0.032'"'" in 

 breadth above (figs. 71. 72). Between these spicules, espec- 

 ially on the anterior body, occasional quadruplets are 

 observed, of which a few have a rather distinguished 

 cruci-form, with a longitudinal arm measuring 0.080 — 

 0.180'"™ in length, and a transversal arm measuring from 



