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lange og 0.076""" brede. Fig. 24. Kuglehobene ere 0.064""" 

 i Diameter, Fig. 25. De lige Spindler have afstumpede 

 Ender; de Takker eller Knuder, hvormed de ere forsirede, 

 ende hyppigst i en liden, firestraalet Stjerne ; de ere fra 0.104 

 —0.128""" lange og fra 0.032— 0.064""" brede, Fig. 26. 27. 



Øverst paa Stammen ere sammensatte Stjerner og 

 Dobbeltstjerner hyppigst, enkelte ere mindre udviklede. 

 Klubber, ri gt udstyrede med Papiller, tildels monstrøse i 

 Formen, ere ikke saa ganske sjeldne; men overordentlig 

 sjeldent sees her en Firling. De sammensatte Stjerner ere 

 uregelmæssige ; enhver Straale ender i en liden, firestraalet 

 Stjerne; de ere 0.096""" lange, 0.060"™ brede, Fig. 28. 

 • Dobbeltstjernerne have ogsaa paa deres Straaleender smaa 

 Stjerner; de ere 0.088'"'" lange, 0.044""" brede med et 

 nøgent Midtbelte, som er 0.016'"'" bredt, Fig. 29. Klub- 

 berne ere smukt ornamenterede med store Papiller, del- 

 ende i firestraalede Stjerner; de ere fra 0.108 — 0.140"*"'' 

 lange og fra 0.056—0.092""" brede, Fig. 30. 31. 32. 33. 

 Enkelte Klubber ere indsnørede paa Midten; de ere 

 0.124"""' lange, 0.068'""' brede foroven og 0.016"'"' brede 

 paa det nøgne, indsnørede Sted, Fig. 34. Firlingerne ere 

 sparsomt besatte med Takker, men disse ende ligeledes i 

 en firestraalet Stjerne; de ere 0.008""" brede og 0.092""" 

 lange, Fig. 35. 



Paa Grrenene ere Køller almindeligst ; de ere dels 

 krumme, dels lige og rigt besatte med store Takker eller 

 Blade, som bave snart afrundede, snart firestraalede Ender ; 

 de ere fra 0.090-0.216""" lange og fra 0.036-0.080'"'». 

 brede foroven. Fig. 36. 37. 38. Yderst sjeldent sees en 

 Firling, der nærmer sig Korsformen og er rigt besat med 

 Knuder og Takker, hvoraf enkelte ende i en liden Stjerne 

 og er 0.084"™ lang og 0.080"»" bred, Fig. 39. 



Paa Polypernes Bagkrop ere Spindler og valseformede 

 Spikier almindeligst. Spindlerne have dels tilspidsede, dels 

 afstumpede Ender, ere takkede og fra 0.180 — 0.256""" lange 

 og fra 0.044—0.060'"'" brede, Fig. 40. 41. 42. De 

 valseformige Spikier synes at være noget flacltrykte med 

 brede, afskaarne Ender og besatte med Takker ; de ere 

 fra 0.120—0.128""" lange og fra 0.048—0.060'""' brede, 

 Fig. 43. 44; desforuden sees en og anden næsten klubbe- 

 formet, takket Spikel, eler er 0.104""" lang og 0.020—0.040™"' 

 bred, Fig. 45. 



Paa Forkroppen og Tentaklerne ere Spindlerne mest 

 fremherskende; de danne de omtalte Ribber og indtage 

 for en stor Del Tentaklernes aborale Flade. Imellem 

 Spindlerne sees tapformede Spikier og mindre, lidt flacl- 

 trykte, uregelmæssige Spikier ; disse sidste findes dog hyppigst 



gular form and are beset with large spikes and nodules ; 

 they measure 0.096"'"' in lengtb, and 0.076""" in breadth 

 (fig. 24). The spherical conglomerations measure 0.064'"'" 

 in diameter (fig. 25). The straight fusees bave blunted 

 ■ extremities, and the spikes, or nodules, with which they 

 are adorned, terminate, generally, in a small four-rayed star ; 

 they measure' from 0.104 — 0.128'""' in length, and from 

 0.032—0.064'""' in breadth (figs. 26—27). 



On the uppermost part of the stem, complex stellates 

 and bistellates are the most frequent spicular forms, and 

 a few of them are imperfectly developed. Clavates, richly 

 adorned with papillæ, and sometimes monstrous in form, 

 are not so very rare, but a quadruplet is extremely rarely 

 observed here. The complex stellates are irregular, and 

 each ray terminates in a small four-rayed star; they mea- 

 sure 0.096""" in length, and 0.060""" in breadth (fig. 28). 

 The bistellates, also, have small stars on their radial extre- 

 mities; they measure 0.088'"'" in length, and 0.044'""' in 

 breadth, and have a bare mesial stripe measuring 0.016""" 

 in breadth (fig. 29). The clavates are richly ornamented 

 with large papillæ which terminate in four-rayed stars ; they 

 measure from 0.108 — 0.140""" in length, and from 0.056 

 —0.092'"'" in breadth (figs. 30. 31. 32. 33). A few clav- 

 ates are constricted at the middle; these measure 0.124""" 

 in length, 0.068""" in breadth above, and 0.016'""' in 

 breadth at the bare constricted part (fig. 34). The 

 quadruplets are sparingly beset with spikes, but these also 

 terminate in a four-rayed star; they measure 0.088""" in 

 breadth, and 0.092""" in length (fig. 35). 



On the branches, subclavates are the most frequent 

 spicular form ; they are sometimes curved, sometimes straight, 

 and are richly beset with large spikes or leaves which, 

 sometimes, have rounded, sometimes four-rayed extremities; 

 they measure from 0.090 — 0.216""" in length, and from 

 0.036—0.080"»" in breadth above (figs. 36. 37. 38). A 

 quadruplet is seen, extremely rarely, which approaches in 

 form, to the cruciform, and is richly beset with nodules 

 and spikes, of which some terminate in a small star; it 

 measures 0.084""" in length, and 0.080""" in breadth 

 (fig. 39). 



On the posterior body of the polyps, fusees and 

 cylindric spicules are the most common forms. The fusees 

 have, partly acuminated, partly, blunted extremities, and 

 are spicate; they measure from 0.180- — 0.256""" in length, 

 and from 0.044—0.060""" in breadth (figs. 40. 41. 42). 

 The cylindric spicules appear to be somewhat flattened, 

 have broad truncate extremities, and are beset with spikes ; 

 they measure from 0.120 — 0.128""" in length, and from 

 0.048—0.060""" in breadth (fig. 43. 44). Besides these, 

 an occasional claviform spicate spicule is seen, which 

 measures 0.104""" in length, and from 0.020—0.040""" in 

 breadth (fig. 45). 



On the anterior body and the tentacles, fusees are 

 the most predominant forms; they form the ribs spoken 

 of, and occupy, in a great measure, the aboral surface of 

 the tentacles. Between the fusees, coniform spicules are 

 observed and;, also, small, somewhat flattened, irregular, 



