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The Philippine Journal of Science 
1921 
The spicules, which are numerous only on the basal, non- 
retractile regions of the autozooids, are very irregular in 
shape and size, having the form of irregular clubs, crosses, 
capstans, etc., usually with divided ends and sculptured surfaces. 
They range in length from about 0.05 to 0.13 millimeter. 
The following are characteristic measurements in millimeters: 
Capstans: 0.117x0.065x0.104; 0.104x 0.039x 0.052; 0.117 x 
0.0455 x 0.08; 0.0845 x 0.026 x 0.065. 
Clubs : 0.075 x 0.03. 
Crosses: 0.0975 x 0.039; 0.0845 x 0.039; 0.117 x 0.039. 
Irregular forms: 0.1235 x 0.091 ; 0.104 x 0.039. 
There are no spicules in the inner or outer portions of the 
stalk. 
The rachis is a grayish white, the spiculated regions a dead 
white, and the stalk grayish yellow in formalin or alcohol. 
Measurements of specimens of Lituaria kiikenthali sp. nov. 
No. 
Length of — 
Maximum diameter 
of— 
Colony. 
Rachis. 
Stalk. 
Rachis. 
Stalk. 
mm. 
mm. 
mm. 
mm. 
mm. 
122 
75 
47 
15 
12 
103 
75 
38 
15 
11 
3 - — 
113 
75 
38 
all 
10 
108 
70 
38 
15 
12 
106 
70 
36 
b 12 
10 
6 — - 
103 
60 
43 
15 
9 
7 
90 
55 
35 
16 
8 
8 - 
102 
60 
42 
16 
9 
9 - 
101 
62 
39 
13 
9 
10- 
92 
62 
30 
14 
9 
11 
83 
55 
33 
13 
12.6 
12 - 
87 
44 
33 
10 
6 
13 - 
82 
49 
33 
13 
7 
14 - 
82 
52 
30 
10 
10 
15 
85 
55 
30 
10 
10 
16 
82 
52 
30 
12 
8 
17 
81 
51 
25 
11 
8 
18 
83 
43 
30 
10 
10 
19 
84 
41 
33 
10 
6 
20. — - 
85 
43 
42 
7 
6 
a Siphonozooids lacking on lower 15 millimeters of rachis. 
b Siphonozooids very scarce on lower rachis. 
This species differs from the four known species of the genus 
in the presence of the brown area on the upper basal portion of 
each autozooid which gives the contracted colony a characteristic 
