PLATE 3. 



Geodinella robusta Lendenfeld. 



Fig. 1. — var. crrolae Lendenfeld. 



Figs. 2, 5, 6, 8. — var. megaclada Lendenfeld. 

 Figs. 3, 4, 7, 9. — var. megasterra Lendenfeld. 



L — A normal stcrraster of the specimen of var. carolae from Charlotte Sound; magnified 300; phot., 

 Zeiss, apoclir. 4, compens. oc. 6. 



2. — A normal sterraster of var. megaclada; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 



3. — A normal sterraster of var. megasterra; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 



4. — A sterroid of var. megasterra; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 



5. 8. — A sterroid of var. megaclada; magnified 335; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6: 



a, spherical (in the ojjtical section ring shaped) group of central granules; 

 5, the centre in focus; 



8, the upper surface in focus. 



6. — A sterroid of var. megaclada; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 



7. 9. — Sectioned surface of a sterraster of var. megas.terra cut in half; magnified 300; 



a, spherical (in section ring-shaped) group of central granules; b, a growth-zone; c, umbilicus; 

 7, phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6, and focused higher; 



9, phot., Zeiss, hom. imm. apochr. 2, compens. oc. 2, and focused lower. 



