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1 Stammens og Grenenes Coenenchym åndes i Skille- 

 væggene langs Ernæringskanalerne. ligesom paa den fore- 

 gaaende Art, Spilder afsatte, hvoraf de sammensatte Stjerner 

 synes at være de hyppigste, imedens der dog imellem disse 

 sees forskjelligtf ormede, dels Spindler, dels andre Spilder 

 med bladede Besætninger. De sammensatte Stjerner have 

 bredbladede Straaler med tungede Rande og nøgne Midt- 

 belter, ere fra 0.172—0.192™'" lange og fra 0.076— 0.088'"™ 

 brede, Fig. 65. 66. Spindlerne ere i Almindelighed lidt 

 krammede, enten knndede eller bladede og dels med af- 

 skaarne, dels med mere eller mindre tilspidsede Ender; 

 de ere fra 0.092—0.184""" lange og fra 0.032—0.056""" 

 brede, Fig. 67-^71. Iblandt de andre Spilder er der 

 enkelte, yderst sjeldne, langstrakte Firlinger, der nærme 

 sig Korsformen, ere stærkt takkede, 0.120'"'" lange, 0.048™™ 

 brede omtrent paa Midten, Fig. 72, og andre, som nærme 

 sig Dobbeltstjernen, med brede, bladformede Straaler, 0.076'"™ 

 lange og 0.044""" brede. Fig. 73. 



Paa Polypens Bagkrop ligge Spiklerne temmelig tæt 

 og danne Tverrækker med smale Mellemrum. Det er for- 

 nemmelig Spindel- og Klubformen, som her er fremtrædende 

 — kun længst bag, hvor den gaar over i Grenen, findes 

 sammensatte Stjerner. Spindlerne ere lige eller kramme, 

 kun svagt takkede, fra 0.152 — 0.216'"™ lange og fra 0.016 

 —0.018™'" brede, Fig. 74—76. Klubberne ere heller ikke 

 meget takkede, enkelte nærme sig Tapformen; de ere fra 

 0.136—0.220™™ lange og fra 0.040—0.048'"™ brede foroven, 

 Fig. 77—79. 



Paa For kroppen findes omtrent lignende Spikier som 

 paa Bagkroppen; de ere her længere og tildels mere tak- 

 kede og mere krummede. Spindlerne ere fra 0.136 — 

 0.336""" lange og fra 0.028—0.036'"™ brede, Fig. 80—82. 

 Paa Tentaklerne og deres Pinnuler ere Spiklerne hyppigt 

 glattere, mindre end paa Kroppen og lidt forskjellige i 

 Form; de ere fra 0.088—0.224™™ lange og fra 0.024— 

 0.036™™ brede, Fig. 83—86. 



Svælget har 4 Rækkef Spikier, Fig. 87. En stor 

 Del af disse ere saa stærkt takkede i den ene Ende, at 

 de faa et grenet Udseende; enkelte have Formen af smaa 

 Køller, kun lidet takkede. De stærkt takkede Spikier ere 

 fra 0.080—0.160™'" lange, og fra 0.02S— 0.044™'" brede, 

 Fig. 88-93. Køllerne ere 0.068™™ lange, 0,020™'" brede 

 i den tykke Ende, Fig. 94. 



Overalt i Zoanthodemet have Spiklerne en svagt 

 brunlig Farve. 



Farven. 



Farven hvidgul med et svagt brunligt Skjær. 



In the divisional walls of the sarcosoma of the stem 

 and the branches, alongside the nutritory ducts, as in the 

 preceding species, spicules are found deposited; of these 

 the complex stellate-form appears to be the most frequent, 

 whilst, however, there are seen between them, variously formed 

 spicules, sometimes fusees, sometimes other spicules with 

 foliate ornations. The complex stellates have broad foliaceous 

 rays with linguate margins and bare mesial stripes; they 

 measure from 0.172—0.192™™ in length, and from 0.076 

 —0.088™'" in breadth (figs. 65. 66,. The fusees are 

 generally a little curved, and are either protuberated or 

 foliated, and have partly, truncate, partly more or less 

 acuminate, extremities; they measure from 0.092 — 0.184™™ 

 in length, and from 0.032—0.056""" in breadth (fig. 67—71). 

 Between the other spicules, there are a few — extremely 

 rarely — elongate quadruplets, which approach to the 

 cruciform and are greatly spicate ; they measure 0.120"'™ in 

 length, and 0.048'"™ in breadth near the middle (fig. 72); 

 and, again, others which approach to the bistellate-form, 

 with broad foliate rays; these measure 0.076™"' in length, 

 and 0.044™™ in breadth (fig. 73). 



In the posterior body of the polyp, the spicules are 

 placed pretty closely, and form transverse series with 

 small intervals. It is principally the fusiform and clavi- 

 form spicules that predominate here, and it is, only, in 

 the ulterior-posterior extremity, where it passes into the 

 branch, that complex stellates are found. The fusees are 

 straight or curved, and only faintly spicate; they measure 

 from 0.152—0.216""" in length, and from 0.016—0.018™™ 

 in breadth (figs. 74. 76). Neither are the clavates much 

 spicate; a few of them approach to the cruciform, and 

 they measure from 0.136—0.220™"' in length, and from 

 0.040—0.048™™ in breadth above (fig. 77—79). 



In the anterior body, spicules of nearly the same 

 kind as in the posterior body are found, but they are 

 here, longer, and, partly, more spicate and more curved. 

 The fusees measure, from 0.136 — 0.336™™ in length, and 

 from 0.028—0.036™™ in breadth (figs. 80—82). " In the 

 tentacles and their pinnules, the spicules are generally 

 smoother and smaller than on the body, and a little differ- 

 ent in form; they measure from 0.088 — 0.224™™ in length, 

 and from 0.024—0.036™'" in breadth (figs. 83—86). 



The gullet has 4 series of spicules (fig. 87). A 

 large number of these are so strongly spicate at the one 

 extremity that they acquire a ramous appearance ; a few 

 have the form of small subclavates, only slightly spicate. 

 The strongly spicate spicules measure from 0.080— 0.160™™ 

 in length, and from 0.028—0.044™™ in breadth (figs. 88—93). 

 The subclavates measure 0.068""" in length, and 0.020™™ 

 in breadth at the thick extremity (fig. 94). 



Everywhere, in the Zoanthodem, the spicules have a 

 pale brownish colour. 



Colour. 



The colour is whity-yellow, with a faint-brownish 



tinge. 



