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Paa Polypernes Bagkrop og Celle ere Køller og 

 sammensatte Stjerner almindeligst; Spindler og Klubber 

 ere sjeldnere, men sjeldnest Firlinger. — dog træffes disse 

 sidste hyppigere end paa Stammen og Grenene. Køllerne 

 ligne særdeles meget de paa Stammen; de ere kanske 

 noget rigere paa bladformede Takker, ligesom de stjerne- 

 formede Takker ere mere fremtrædende ; de ere fra 0.252 

 — 0.348""" lange og fra 0.064—0.084""" brede foroven, 

 Fig. 31. 32. Men imellem disse Køller sees andre, der 

 ere kun sparsomt smaatakkede ; de have et næsten glat 

 TJdseende. nærme sig noget Spindelformen og ere 0.256""" 

 lange og 0.048'""' brede foroven, Fig. 33. De sammen- 

 satte Stjerner have brede, i E aderne takkede Straaler og 

 imellem Straalerne som oftest et smalt, nøgent Belte; de 

 ere 0.156'"'" lange, 0.064'""' brede, og Midtbeltet 0.032'""' 

 bredt, Fig. 34. Klubberne ere ikke saa rige paa Blad- 

 besætning som de paa Stammen; Bladene ere mere 

 bugtede end tandede og staa længere fra hverandre; de 

 ere 0.140"-"" lange, 0.084""" brede foroven, Fig. 35. Fir- 

 lingerne ere her to Slags; det ene har Korsformen, er 

 overordentligt smukt prydet med Blade og Stjerner, 0.224""" 

 langt og har en Tverstok, der er 0.180""" og ligesom 

 Længdestokken meget bred, Fig. 36 ; det andet nærmer sig 

 Timeglasformen, er besat med temmelig smaa Papiller og er 

 0.092""" langt, 0.064""" bredt i Endeme og 0.028""" bredt 

 paa Midten, Fig. 37. 



Paa Forkroppen ere Spindlerne og Køllerne jalmin- 

 deligst, Klubber og Dobbeltstjerner sjeldnere. Spindlerne 

 ere dels lige, dels mere eller mindre krummede og takkede ; 

 men Takkerne ere baade smaa og staa temmelig langt fra 

 hverandre; de ere fra 0.192—0.224'"'" lange og fra 0.024 

 —0.028'""' brede, Fig. 38. 39. Køllerne ere enten lige, 

 hvilket er det hyppigste, eller noget krumme ; de lige ere 

 tæt besatte med smaa Takker, 0.260'"'" lange, 0.056'""' 

 brede foroven, Fig. 40 ; de krumme ere kun svagt besatte 

 med smaa Takker, som staa temmelig langt fra hverandre, 

 ere 0.188'"" 1 lange, 0.044""" brede foroven, Fig. 41. Klub- 

 berne have et kort, takket Skaft og ere forresten forsynede 

 med brede, bladformede Takker, der staa temmelig langt 

 fra hverandre; Kummene mellem Bladene ere tildels nøgne; 

 de ere fra 0.124—0.164""" lange og fra 0.064—0.072""" 

 brede foroven, Fig. 42. 43. Dobbeltstjernerne have næsten 

 kugledannede Ender, hvis 4 — 6 Takker danne Stjernen; 

 Takkerne (Straalerne) ende jtildels i en liden Stjerne og 

 Midtpartiet er nøgent. De nærme sig meget Dobbelt- 

 kuglen, ere 0.096""" lange og 0.068""" brede i Enderne 

 med et 0.036""" bredt Midtbelte. Fig. 44. 



intermediate between the cruciform and the sand-glass form, 

 but nearest to the latter; it measures 0.092""" in length, 

 and 0.080""" in breadth at the extremities, and 0.036""" 

 in breadth at the middle (fig. 30). 



On the posterior body of the polyps and cell, sub- 

 clavates and complex stellates are the most frequent forms; 

 fusees and clavates are more rare, and quadruplets are 

 the rarest ot all, but these last are met with, however, 

 more frequently than is the case on the stem and the 

 branches. The subclavates particularly resemble those of 

 the stem; they are perhaps a little richer in foliform 

 spikes, whilst, also, the stelliform spikes are more promi- 

 nent; they measure from 0.252 — 0.348""" in length, and 

 from 0.064—0.084'"'" in breadth above (figs. 31. 32). But 

 between these subclavates others are seen which are only 

 sparingly supplied with small spikes; they have an almost 

 smooth appearance, and approach in form somewhat to 

 the fusiform]; they measure 0.256""" in length, and 0.048""" 

 in breadth above (fig. 33). The complex stellates have 

 broad rays, spicate in the extremities, and between their 

 rays they generally have a narrow bare stripe; they mea- 

 sure 0.156""" in length, and 0.064'""' in breadth, the mesial 

 stripe measuring 0.032""" in breadth (fig. 34). The clav- 

 ates are not so rich in foliaceous ornamentation as those 

 of the stem, the leaves are more linguated than dentated, 

 and are placed further apart from each other ; they measure 

 0.140""" in length, and 0.084""" in breadth above (fig. 35). 

 The quadruplets are, here, of two kinds; the one is 

 cruciform, and is extremely beautifully adorned with leaves 

 and stars ; it measures 0.224""" in length, and has a trans- 

 versal arm which measures 0.180'"'". and which, like the 

 longitudinal arm, is very broad (fig. 36) ; the other kind 

 approaches in form to the sand-glass form, and is beset 

 with rather small papillae ; it measures 0.092""" in length, 

 0.064""" in breadth at the extremities, and 0.028""" in 

 breadth at the middle (fig. 37). I 



On the anterior body, the fusees and subclavates are 

 the most frequent forms met with; clavates and bistellates 

 are more rare; the fusees are, partly straight, and partly 

 more or less curved and spicate, but the spikes are, both, 

 small and placed pretty far apart from each other; they 

 measure from 0.192 — 0.224""" in length, and from 0.024 

 —0.028""" in breadth (figs. 38. 39). The subclavates are 

 either straight — which is the most usual form ■ — ■ or 

 they are somewhat curved; the straight ones are closely 

 beset with small r spikes, |and measure 0.260""" in length, 

 and 0.056""" in breadth above (fig. 40); the curved ones 

 are only faintly beset with small spikes, which are placed 

 pretty far apart from each other; they measure 0.188""" 

 in length, and 0.044""" in breadth above (fig. 41). The 

 clavates have a short spicate shaft, and are, otherwise, 

 furnished with broad foliaceous spikes which are placed 

 pretty far apart from each other; the spaces between the 

 leaves are, partly, bare; they measure from 0.124 — 0.164""" 

 in length, and from 0.064—0.072""" in breadth above 

 (figs. 42. 43). The bistellates have almost globular extrem- 

 ities whose 4 — 6 spikes form the star. The spikes 



