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glasset og ere 0.080»'™ lange, 0.052""" brede i Enderne, og 

 0.028»"» brede paa Midten, Fig. 25. De meget sjeldnere, 

 særegne Spikier, eler tindes hist og her imellem de øvrige 

 Spilder, nærme sig noget Klubben, ere rigt ornamenterede 

 med store, stærkt fremspringende Blade, der jere dybt ind- 

 skaarne i Randen; de ere 0.176"™ lange, 0.080"™ brede 

 omtrent paa Midten, Fig. 26. 



Paa Polypkr oppen er det fornemmelig Spindelformen, 

 der er fremherskende; imellem Spindlerne sees hist og her 

 Køller og Klubber, samt enkelte Valser. Spindlerne ere 

 dels lige, dels krummede og have mere eller mindre til- 

 spidsede Ender; de krummede ere rigt besatte med Blade 

 og indtil .0.332""" lange og 0.072""" brede, Fig 27; de 

 lige Spindler ere sparsommere besatte med temmelig smaa 

 Papiller og have tilspidsede Ender, ere 0.1 60""" lange, 

 0.036""" brede, Fig. 28. Køllerne ere mere eller mindre 

 krummede, stundom rigt prydede med store Blade, men ellers 

 besatte med smaa, takkede Papiller; de ere fra 0.160— 

 0.240""" lange og fra 0.036—0.052""» brede foroven, Fig. 

 29. 30. Klubberne ere forskjelligt formede; enkelte nærme 

 sig Dobbeltstjernen, andre Tapformen, atter andre have to 

 Udløbere i den tykke Ende, men alle ere takkede; de ere 

 fra 0.100—0.124""" lange og fra 0.032—0.064""" brede for- 

 oven, Fig. 31. 32. 33. Vakerne ere takkede, 0.160""" 

 lange, 0.040"™ brede, Fig. 34. 



Paa Spiserøret ere takkede Spindler hyppigst, Fig. 35. 



Farven. 

 Farven svagt gul, spillende i det Brune. 



Findested. 



Station 363. Et Exemplar med yderst faa Polyper, 

 siddende paa Røret af Onuphis conchylega. 



Artskarakter. 



Zoanthodemet uden Stamme. Basaldelen krybende 

 baandformigt henover den Gjenstand, hvortil den er fæstet. 

 Fra Basaldelen reiser sig faa Polyper med deres Celler. 

 Disse staa mere eller mindre langt fra hverandre, ere 3 — 4"™ 

 lange, cylindriske, noget udvidede ved Granden, med 8 

 Ribber, hvorimellem temmelig dybe Furer. Saavel Ribber 



0.060—0.088"™ in breadth above (fig. 21. 22). The quad- 

 ruplets are, partly, of cruciform, and are beset with leaves; 

 they measure from 0.076—0.092"™ in length, and have a 

 transversal arm measuring 0.072"™ in length (figs. 23. 24); 

 partly, they approach in form to the sand-glass, and mea- 

 sure 0.080"»». in length, 0.052"™ in breadth at the extrem- 

 ities, and 0.028'"'" in breadth at the middle (fig. 25). The, 

 more rare, peculiar spicules, which are here and there 

 found between the other spicules, approach somewhat to the 

 clavates in form, and are richly adorned with large, strongly 

 projecting, leaves which are deeply indented in the margin; 

 they measure 0.176"™ in length, and 0.080"™ in breadth 

 about the middle (fig. 26). 



Upon the polyp- body, it is principally the fusiform 

 spicule that is predominant; between the fusees, subclavates 

 and clavates are, here and there, observed, and also a few 

 cylinders. The fusees are sometimes straight, sometimes 

 curved, and have more or less acuminated extremities; the 

 curved ones are richly beset with leaves, and measure up 

 to 0.332"™ in length, and 0.072'"'" in breadth (fig. 27); 

 the straight fusees are sparingly beset with . rather small 

 papillæ, and have acuminated extremities; they measure 

 0.160""" in length, and 0.036'"'» in breadth (fig. 28). The 

 subclavates are more or less curved, and are, occasionally, 

 richly adorned with large leaves, but, otherwise, they are 

 beset with small spicate papillæ; they measure from 0.160 

 —0.240""" in length, and from 0.036—0.052""» in breadth 

 above (figs 29. 30). The clavates are variously formed; a 

 few approach in form to the bistellates, others to the coni- 

 form; others, again, have two prolongations at the thick 

 extremity, and all of them are spicate; they measure from 

 0.100—0.124"'"' in length, and from 0.032—0.064""» in 

 breadth above (figs. 31. 32. 33). The cylinders are spicate, 

 and measure 0.160""" in length, and 0.040""" in breadth 

 (fig. 34). 



On the gullet-tube, the spicate fusee is the most frequent 

 spicular form (fig. 35). 



Colour. 



The colour is pale yehW, shading towards brown. 



Habitat. 



Station, Nr. 363. One specimen with extremely few 

 polyps, seated on the tube of Onuphis conchylega. 



Specific characteristics. 



The Zoanthodehi without stem. The basal part ex- 

 tended in bands over the object to which it is attached. 

 From the basal part, a few polyps with then- cells stand up; 

 these are placed, more or less far, apart from each other, 

 and measure 3 — 4""" in length'; they are cylindrical, some- 

 what dilated at the base, have 8 ribs, with rather deep 



