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Øverst paa Stammen ligge Spiklerne noget mindre 

 tæt end' nedenfor, men dog paa hverandre. Her er det 

 fornemmelig Køller, Klubber og Spindler, som ere alminde- 

 ligst. Køllerne ere overalt besatte med tandede Blade, 

 ere 0.252»"" lange, 0.100'"» brede i den tykke Ende, Fig. 24. 

 Klubberne have ligeledes tandede Blade, men sparsom- 

 mere end Køllerne; de ere 0.124""" lange, 0.056»™ brede 

 foroven, Fig. 25. Spindlerne ere dels krumme, dels lige, 

 have forholdsvis faa bladformede Takker, ere fra 0.144— 

 0.160™- lange, og fra 0.052—0.056»»" brede paa Midten, 

 Fig. 26. 27; endelig sees, men yderst sjeldent, en for- 

 dreiet Dobbeltstjerne, eller monstrøs Firling, 0.120""* lang, 

 0.068""" bred i Enderne, 0.032»»» bred paa Midten, Fig. 28. 



Grenene ere ligesaa rige paa Spikier som Stammen, 

 og jo nærmere man kommer Polypernes Udspring, desto 

 tættere bliver Spikelbeklædningen. Paa Grenene ere store 

 Spindler og Klubber de hyppigste; sjeldnere ere sammen- 

 satte Stjerner og endnu sjeldnere Dobbeltstjernerne. Spind- 

 lerne ere overalt besatte med i Randen tandede Blade, 

 0.268""* lange, 0.084'»'" brede paa Midten, Fig. 29. Klub- 

 berne ere ligeledes bladede, fra 0.128 — 0.172""" lange, og 

 fra 0.056—0.084"»" brede foroven, Fig. 30. 31. 



Paa Polypernes Bagkrop ligge Spiklerne saa tæt, at 

 de ganske indkapsle den, og her er det væsentlig Køller 

 og Klubber, der ere de hyppigste. Køllerne ere snart 

 lige, snart mere eller mindre krumme, besatte med brede, 

 tandede Blade, som staa temmelig langt fra hverandre; de 

 -ere fra 0.228—0.308""" lange, og fra 0.056-0.100""" brede 

 foroven, Fig. 32—34; enkelte Køller ere næsten glatte og 

 krumme; de ere 0.264""" lange, 0.056'""' brede, Fig 35; 

 men langt sjeldnere end disse ere nogle næsten glatte 

 Spindler, 0.128""" lange, 0.032""" brede paa Midten, Fig. 36. 



Paa Forkroppen ei' det især Rygsiden, der er stærkt 

 bepantsret med Spikier, blandt hvilke den store Kølle er mest 

 fremtrædende, mindre hyppig ere takkede Spindler. Køl- 

 lerne ere enten lige eller krumme; men de lige ere dog 

 de almindeligste og overordentlig store. Køllerne ere for- 

 synede med større eller mindre, brede, tandede Blade, fra 

 0.252—0.392""" lange og fra 0.076—0.160'""' brede foroven, 

 Fig. 37. 38. Spindlerne have ogsaa tandede Blade, ere 

 0.224""" lange og 0.060'*'" brede paa Midten, Fig. 39. 



Paa Tentaklerne tindes lignende Spikier som de, der 

 ere paa Forkroppen ; men desforuden sees enkelte mindre 

 Klubber liggende imellem de krumme Køller og ligesom 

 udfyldende de Rum, som Krumningen fremkalder. 



In tiie uppermost part of the stem, the spicules are 

 placed somewhat less closely than in the lower part, but 

 still upon each other. In this situation, it is principally 

 clavates, subclavates and fusees which are most frequent. 

 The subclavates are, everywhere, beset with indented 

 leaves, and measure 0.252'"'» in length, and 0.100""" in 

 breadth at the thick extremity (fig. 24). The clavates 

 have also indented leaves, but more sparingly than the 

 sub-clavates ; they measure 0.124""" in length, and 0.056'"'» 

 in breadth, above (fig. 25). The fusees are, partly curved, 

 partly straight, and have, relatively, few foliaceous spikes; 

 they measure from 0.144—0.160'""' in length, and from 

 0.052—0.056""» in breadth at the middle (fig. 26. 27). 

 Finally, there is seen — but extremely rarely — a twisted 

 bi-stellate, or monstrous quadruplet, measuring 0.120""" in 

 length, 0.068""" in breadth at the extremities, and 0.032""" 

 in breadth at the middle (fig. 28). 



The branches are quite as rich in spicules as the 

 stem, and the nearer we approach to the root of the polyps, 

 the more compact does the spicular covering become. In 

 the branches, large fusees and clavates are the most fre- 

 quent spicular forms; complex stellates are less frequent, 

 and bistellates are still more rare. The fusees are, every- 

 where, beset with leaves indented in the margins; they 

 measure 0.268""» in length, and 0.084""» in breadth at the 

 middle (fig, 29). The clavates are also foliated, and mea- 

 sure 0.128—0.172""" in length, and from 0.056—0.084™'» 

 in breadth above (fig. 30. 31). 



In the posterior body of the polyps, the spicules are 

 situated so closely that they quite encapsule it, and, in 

 this situation, it is, principally, clavates, and sub-clavates 

 that are most frequent. The sub-clavates are, sometimes 

 straight, and sometimes more or less curved; they are 

 beset with broad indented leaves, placed pretty far apart 

 from each other, and measure from 0.228—0.308»"" in 

 length, and from 0.056—0.100»»» in breadth above (figs. 

 32 — 34). A few sub-clavates are almost quite smooth, and 

 bent; these measure 0.264'»'" in length, and 0.056""» in 

 breadth (fig. 35), but far more rare than these, are a few 

 almost smooth fusees that measure 0.128"'"' in length, and 

 0.032"»" in breadth at the middle (fig. 36). 



In the anterior body, it is, its dorsal side, especially, 

 that is strongly sheathed with spicules, amongst which the 

 large sub-clavates are the most prominent, and the spicate 

 fusees less frequent. The sub-clavates are, either, straight 

 or curved, but the straight ones are, however, the most fre- 

 quent, and they are extraordinarily large. The sub-clavates 

 are furnished with, larger or smaller, broad, indented 

 leaves, and measure from 0.252—0.392""" in length, and 

 from 0.076—0.160'"'" in breadth above (figs. 37—38). The 

 fusees have also indented leaves, and measure 0.224""" in 

 length, and 0.060""" in breadth in the middle (fig. 39). 



Similar spicules to those of the anterior body are 

 also found in the tentacles, but there are seen, besides, a 

 few small clavates, situated between the curved sub-clavates, 

 and, as it were, filling out the space produced by the 

 curvature. 



