South African Alcyonacea. 
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Family TELESTID^. 
Telesto arborea, Wright and Studer. 
This species was first collected during the voyage of the Challenger" at 
Station 90, north of Torres Strait and south of the Arrou Islands ; later it 
has been recorded from Zanzibar. 
Locality, etc. — " Pieter Faure," No. 12310. Port Shepstone, N. 8 miles. 
Collected by dredge. Depth, 36 fathoms. Nature of bottom, broken shells. 
Date, March 14, 1901. 
Family XENIID^. 
Xenia FLORIDA (Lessou), Dana. 
The specimen is not complete, but I have little hesitation in identifying 
it as belonging to the above species. I agree with May in holding that 
Xenia ]jlicata, Schenk, and Xenia florida, Lesson (Dana), are of the same 
species. The specimen agrees well with the description given by Schenk of 
Xenia plicata. The species has been previously recorded from off New 
Ireland and New Hanover, off Port Denison, off the North Coast of the Kei 
Islands, off the Fiji Islands, off Tamatave (Madagascar), and off Ternate. 
Locality, etc. — "Pieter Faure," No. 14373. Cape St. Blaize, N.E. by N. 
J N. 10-11 miles. Depth, 110 fathoms. Collected by dredge. Nature of 
bottom, broken shells, rocks and corals. Date, February 21, 1902. 
Family ALCYONIID^. 
Alcyonium glomeratum, Hassall. 
A yellow specimen of tough texture (when preserved), surface much 
wrinkled. From a slight encrusting part attached to a stone two finger-like 
lobes arise. Calyces large and prominent, anthocodiae white. After a com- 
parison of this form with specimens of this species from the English 
Channel and from Talila Bay, New Britain, I have little doubt of this 
identification. The European specimens have been said to have no dumb- 
bell-shaped spicules, while those from new Britain possess them ; in this 
respect my specimen agrees with the latter rather than with the former. 
Locality, etc.—'' Pieter Faure," No. 10783. Cape Natal, W. f N. 12^ miles. 
Collected by large dredge. Nature of bottom, sand and shells. Depth, 85 
fathoms. Date, December 17, 1900. 
Alcyonium pachyclados, Klunzinger. 
(Plate V, figs. 6, 7, 8.) 
Specimen 50 mm. in length, length of more or less cylindrical stalk 28 
mm.; diameter of stalk 9-14 mm. Ground colour of colony brick-red, 
