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Skaft; de ere 0.172""" lange og 0.048""" brede foroven, 

 Pig. 76. 77. De sammensatte Stjerner ere lidet udviklede; 

 Straalerne ere bladformede og uregelmæssige ; de ere fra 

 0.112—0.140"™ lange og 0.064""" brede, Fig. 78. 79. 



Paa Tentaklerne sees væsentligst Spindler, der især 

 paa Pinnnlerne ere meget tynde, næsten spydformige ; imellem 

 Spindlerne sees Køller, lig dem paa Forkroppen. ' Spind- 

 lerne ere dels krumme, dels lige, tandede, fra 0.116 — 

 0.144"'"' lange og fra 0.012—0.028"™ brede, Fig. 80. 81. 

 82. Køllerne ere 0.196""" lange, 0.056'"" 1 brede foroven, 

 Fig. 83. 



Spiklerne paa Svælgrøret have fordetmeste Spindel- 

 formen; af og til sees Firlinger i Korsform. 



Farven. 



Stammen er svag gulbrun. Polyperne gule, spillende 

 lidt i det Røde. 



Findested. 



Station 273. 3 Exemplarer. 



Artskarakter. 



Zoanthodemet incltil 35""" høit. Basaldelen mem. 

 branøs, traktformigt udvidet. Stammen omtrent 25'"'" høi, 

 6'" m bred, hvor den udgaar fra Basalen, rund og nøgen 

 i en Strækning af 10'"'"," hvoretter den udvider sig til en 

 Bredde af 10""", bærende paa denne udvidede Del Poly- 

 perne. Polypcellerne staa tæt sammen, ere temmelig vide 

 med 8 stærke Ribber, adskilte ved ligesaa mange Furer- 

 Polyperne omtrent 4""" lange, cylindriske, retraktile, for- 

 synede med 8 Ribber, imellem disse 8 svage Furer. Op- 

 imod Tentakelranden 8 triangulære, nøgne Felter, i hvis 

 Midte en Spikelrække. Tentaklerne omtrent halvt saalange 

 som Kroppen, temmelig korte og spikelrige. Pinnulerne 

 forsynede med Spikier. Svælgrøret har 8 Rækker Spikier. 

 Paa Basaldelen danne Spiklerne væsentligst Dobbeltstjerner 

 og Firlinger. Paa Stammen er ligelecles Dobbeltstjernen 

 hyppigst, medens Firlingerne ere noget sjeldnere. Paa 

 Polypkroppen ere Spindler og Køller almindeligst. Farven 

 gul. Polyperne spillende lidt i det Røde. 



with leaves having dentated margins, and they have a 

 relatively short shaft; they measure 0.172""" in length, and 

 0.048""" in breadth above (Pl. XXII, fig. 76. 77). The 

 complex stellates are little developed, and their rays are 

 foliform and irregular; they measure from 0.112 — 0.140""" 

 in length, and 0.064""" in breadth (Pl. XXII, figs. 78. 79). 



Upon the tentacles fusees are principally seen, which, 

 especially on the pinnules, are very thin and almost hasti- 

 lorm; between the fusees, subclavates, like those upon 

 the anterior body, are seen. The fusees are, partly, curved, 

 partly straight, and dentated; they measure from 0.116 — 

 0.144""" in length, and from 0.012—0.028'"'" in breadth 

 (Pl. XXII, figs. 80. 81. 82). The subclavates, measure 

 0.196'"" 1 in length, and 0.056'"'" in breadth above (Pl. XXII, 

 fig. 83). 



The spicules on the gullet-tube have, most of them, 

 the fusiform, but now and then a cruciform quadruplet is 

 observed. 



Colour. 



The stem is pale yellowish-brown ; the polyps yellow 

 shading towards red. 



Habitat. 

 Station No. 273. Three spocimens. 



Specific characteristics. 



The Zoanthodem measures ■ up to 35'"'" in height. 

 The basal part membranaceous, dilated in infundibuliform. 

 The stem measures about 25""" in height, and 6'"'" in 

 ' breadth at the point where it issues from the base ; it is 

 cylindrical, and bare for an extent of 10""", becoming sub- 

 sequently dilated to a breadth of 10""", and the dilated 

 part is occupied by polyps. The polyp-cells are placed 

 closely together and are pretty wide; they have 8 strong 

 ribs separated by the same number of grooves. The 

 polyps measure about 4'""' in length, are cylindrical, re- 

 tractile, and furnished with 8 ribs ; between these ribs 

 there are 8 faint grooves. In the proximity of the- ten- 

 tacular margin, there are 8 triangular bare areas in whose 

 middle a spicular series is placed. The tentacles measure 

 about half the length of the body; they are rather short 

 and rich in spicules. The pinnules are furnished with 

 spicules. The gullet-tube has 8 series of spicules. Upon 

 the basal part, the spicules met with are, principally, 

 bistellates and quadruplets. Upon the stem, bistellates 

 are also the most frequent spicular form, whilst quadrup- 

 lets are somewhat rarer. On the polyp-body, fusees and 

 subclavates are the most common. The colour yellow ; 

 the colour of the polyps shading a little towards red. 



