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temmeligt i Form; enkelte nærme sig den sammensatte 

 Stjerne og ere 0.104""» lange og 0.044'™ brede, Fig. 50. 

 51; andre ligne en Tap, ere 0.092""* lange, 0.040"'"' brede 

 foroven, Fig. 52, og atter andre nærme sig dels Kølle- 

 dels Spindelformen ; de første ere 0.112™'" lange, 0.040'""' 

 brede foroven, Fig 53; de sidste ere fra 0.088— 0.104""" 

 lange og fra 0.024— 0.028""" brede; alle disse smaa Spilder 

 ere mere eller mindre takkede og træffes hyppigst paa 

 Tentaklernes Side, Fig. 54 — 56. imedens der op imod 

 Tentaklernes Spidse sees nogle smaa, fladtrykte, takkede 

 Spikier, som ere 0.072""" lange og 0.024'""' brede, Fig. 

 • 57. 58. Endelig sees en Firling i Korsform, lig den paa 

 Basaldelen. men den er paa Polypkroppen saa sjelden, at 

 hos flere Individer fandtes den ikke. Fig. 59. 



Farven. 



Farven er smnk rosenrød 



3?indested. 



Station ol 5. Et Exemplar. 

 Station 359. To Exemplarer. 



Artskarakter. 



Zoanthodemet bnskformet. indtil 40""" høit. Basaldelen 

 membranagtigt udvidet. Stammen rund, omgiven af tæt- 

 staaende Grene lige fra Granden til Toppen. Grenene 

 rigt besatte med Smaagrene, som bære en større eller 

 mindre Mængde Polyper, der gruppere sig saa tæt om- 

 kring Smaagrenen. at ikke alene denne, men ogsaa selve 

 Grenens kjules, som derved faar Udseende af at beståa af en 

 eneste Polypgruppe. Polyperne 8""" lange, bægerformecle, 

 med en udpræget Bagkrop og forsynede med 8 spikelrige 

 Kibber, der fortsættes over paa Tentaklerne. Imellem 

 disses Grunddel et triangulært, nøgent Spatium, besat med 

 Nematocyster. Pinnulerne uden Kalk. Paa Basaldelen 

 ere bladede Klubber og sammensatte Stjerner almindeligst ; 

 sjeldnere Firlinger. Paa Stammen optræde Dobbeltstjerner. 

 sammensatte Stjerner samt Klubber hyppigst og paa 

 Grenene er Dobbeltstjernen den almindeligste Form. Paa 

 Polyperne ere store, bladede Køller den hyppigste Spikelform. 

 Farven rosenrød. 



in length, and from 0.044—0.052""" in breadth (Pl. XII, 

 figs. 48. 49). Between the subclavates and the fusees, 

 smaller spicules are, here and there, observed, which vary 

 considerably in form. A few approach, in form, to the 

 complex stellate, and measure 0.104""" in length, and 

 0.044""" in breadth (PI. XII, figs. 50. 51). Others resemble 

 a cone, and measure 0.092""" in length, and 0.040""" in 

 breadth above (PI. XII, fig. 52), and, again, others ap- 

 proach, partly to the subclavate, partly to the fusitorm. 

 The first-named measure 0.112™"' in length, and 0.040""" in 

 breadth above (PI. XII, fig. 53), and the last-named mea- 

 sure from 0.088—0.104""" in length, and from 0.024— 0.028»"" 

 in breadth. All these small spicules are more or less 

 spicate, and are, most frequently, met with on the sides 

 of the tentacles (PI. XII, figs. 54 — 56), whilst, up towards 

 the points of the tentacles a few, small, flattened, spicate 

 spicules are seen, which measure 0.072'""' in length, and 

 0.024»"» in breadth (PI. XII. figs. 57, 58). Finally, a 

 cruciform quadruplet is seen, which resembles that on the 

 basal part, but it is so rare on the polyp-body that in 

 many individuals it Avas not found (PI. XII, fig. 59). 



Colour. 



The Colour is beautiful rose-red. 



Habitat. 



Station "No. 315. One specimen. 

 Station No. 359. Two specimens. 



Specific characteristics. 



The Zoanthodem bushy, measures up to 40""" in 

 height. The basal part membranaceously dilated. The 

 stem cylindrical, surrounded by closely-set branches right 

 from the base to the summit. The branches richly beset 

 with branchlets that carry a larger or smaller multitude 

 of polyps which group themselves so closely around the 

 branchlet, that not only is it concealed, but also the branch 

 itself, which consequently acquires the appearance of con- 

 sisting of a single group of polyps. The polyps are 8""" 

 long, chalice-formed, have a prominent posterior body, and 

 are furnished with 8 spicular ribs that are continued into 

 the tentacles. Between the bases of these, there is a 

 bare triangular area occupied by nematocysts. The pin- 

 nules noncalcareous. On the basal part, foliaceous clavates 

 and complex stellates are the most frequent spicular 

 forms, more rarely quadruplets On the stem, bistellates 

 and complex stellates, also clavates, are the most frequent 

 forms, and upon the branches, the bistellate form is the 

 most frequent. On the polyps, large foliaceous subclavates 

 are the most frequent spicular form. Colour: rose-red. 



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