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paa Kalk. Polyperae ere større, have paa sin Krop 

 8 Dobbeltrækker Kalkfigurer, der ikke ligge saa tæt som 

 hos V. mirab. og beståa fornden af krumme og lige, 

 takkede Spindler, af krumme, takkede Køller, Tab. II, 

 Fig. 3. 4, takkede Valser, Fig. 5, flade, dels forgrenede, 

 dels i begge Ender gaffelformigt delte Spilder, Fig. 6. 7, 

 ganske smaa, kroneformede Spilder, Fig. 8, og endelig 

 imellem disse mange Former sees enkelte korsformede 

 Firlinger, Fig. 9. 10, forskjellige fra dem, der tindes hos 

 Væring, mirabilis. Tentaklerne bære Pinnuler lige fra 

 Grunden; deres aborale Flade er forsynet med Spilder, 

 hvor en stor Del ligne dem, der findes hos Vær. mirab., 

 medens andre ere forskjellige, især er dette Tilfældet med 

 dem, der findes paa Pinnulerne, Fig. 11, hvor Vær. mir. 

 ingen har, Tab. I, Fig. 4. Paa Svælget er der kun 4 

 Rækker Spikier, der ligge temmelig langt fra hverandre, 

 indtage ofte kun de to øverste Trediedele, Fig. 12. 13, og 

 ere tildels forskjellige fra dem, der tindes paa Svælget af 

 Vær. mirabilis, Tab. I, Fig. 40. Endelig er Væring, fru- 

 ticosa fra bleg rosenrød til møniefarvet, medens Væring, 

 mirabilis er bleggul. 



Artskarakter. 



Zoanthodemet indtil 100"™ høit, 30""" i Omkreds ned 

 mod Basaldelen. Stammen rund; Grenene korte, ordnede 

 rundt denne. Smaagrenene, hvorpaa Polyperae sidde 

 spredte, sparsomme; Stammen og Grenene kalkholdige. 

 Polyperae lange, cylindriske; deres Krop forsynet med 8 

 Dobbeltrækker Spikier, hvilke paa Kroppens forreste Del 

 beståa af dels krumme, dels lige, takkede Spindler, paa 

 dens bagerste Del af takkede Valser og særegne Kors. 

 Tentaklerne ere lange og forsynede lige til Grunden med 

 Pinnuler. Saavel Tentaklerne som Pinnulerne have paa 

 deres aborale Flade Spikier, hvoraf flere, fornemmelig paa 

 Pinnulerne, ere særegne. Svælget forsynet med 4 Rækker 

 Spikier, liggende langt fra hverandre og dannende dels 

 korte, takkede Spindler med tilspidsede Ender, dels Fir- 

 linger som forskjelligt formede Kors. 



Farven bleg rosenrød til møniefarvet. 



Væringia abyssicola, n. sp. 



Tab. II, Fig. 14—41. 



Zoanthodemets Stamme er omkring 70"™ høi, 2h mm i 

 Omkreds paa sin nedre Del, men bliver lidt smalere opad. 

 Den er rund, ser glat ud og er stærkt furet efter Længden. 

 Længdekanalerne ere meget fremtrædende og undulerende 



rich in calcium. The polyps are larger and, upon their 

 body, have 8 double series of calcareous corpuscles which 

 are not so closely set as in Vær. mirab. and consist of, 

 besides bent and straight spicate fusees, also, of bent spi- 

 cate subclavates (tigs. 3. 4), spicate rollers (fig. 5), fiat spi- 

 cules, partly ramous, partly bifurcated at both extremities 

 (figs. 6. 7); quite minute coroni-form spicules (fig. 8), and 

 finally, amongst these numerous forms, a few cruciform 

 quadruplets are visible (tigs. 9. 10) differing from those that 

 are found in Vær. mirab. The tentacles are occupied by 

 pinnules quite from the root; their aboral surface is furnished 

 with spicules, of which a great number resemble those 

 that are found in Vær. mirab. whilst others are different. 

 This is especially the case with those found on the pinnules 

 (fig. 11), in which situation Vær. mirab. has none (PI. I, 

 fig. 4). On the gullet, there are only 4 series of spicules, 

 placed pretty far apart from and each other and occupy- 

 ing, frequently, only the superior two-third parts (figs. 12. 

 13) and in a measure differing from those that are ob- 

 served in the gullet ol Vær. mirab. (PI. I, fig. 40). Finally, 

 the colour of Væring, fruticosa varies, from pale rose-red 

 to red-lead colour, whilst Veer, mirab. is pale-yellow. 



Specific characteristics. 



The Zoanthodem measures up to 100"™ in height, 

 and 30"™ in circumference down towards the basal portion. 

 The stem is cylindrical. The branches short, and arranged 

 around the stem. The branchlets, upon which polyps 

 are placed dispersedly, not numerous. The stem and the 

 branches calcareous. The polyps long, cylindrical; their 

 body furnished with 8 double series of spicules which, 

 upon the anterior portion of the body, consist of, partly 

 bent, partly straight spicate fusees and, on the posterior 

 portion, of spicate rollers and peculiar cruciforms. The 

 tentacles are long, and are furnished, right to their root, 

 with pinnules. The tentacles, as well as the pinnules, 

 are furnished with spicules on their aboral surface, of 

 which several, especially upon the pinnules, are peculiar. 

 The gullet is furnished with 4 series of spicules, placed 

 far apart from each other, and forming, partly, short 

 spicate fusees with acuminated extremities, partly, qua- 

 druplets in variously shaped cruciforms. 



The colour pale rose-red to red-lead colour. 



Væringia abyssicola, n. sp. 



PI. II, fig. 14—41. 



The stem of the Zoanthodem measures about 70"™ 

 in height, and 25"™ in circumference at its inferior part, 

 but becomes a little narrower upwards. It is cylindrical, 

 has a smooth appearance, and is strongly grooved longi- 



