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Fig. 2. Anthomastus fisheri n. sp. The type colony. 
the absence of long needles. A. fisheri was 
taken from depths intermediate between those 
at which A. steenstrupi (565 fathoms) and A. 
granulosus (11-110 fathoms) were found. 
It is a pleasure to dedicate this species to 
Dr. Walter K. Fisher, noted authority on 
hydrocorals, who was one of the naturalists 
on the Hawaiian cruise of the "Albatross.” 
Family SIPHONOGORGIIDAE 
Siphonogorgia alexanderi (Nutting) 
Fig. 3 
Spongodes alexanderi Nutting, 1908, U. S. Natl. 
Mus., Proc. 34: 555, pi. 41, fig. 3; pi. 47, 
fig. 2. 
DESCRIPTION: The loosely branched colony 
bears on its upper parts scattered zooids which 
are most crowded at the twig tips. The antho- 
codiae are protected by shelf-like verrucae 
which consist of two projecting groups of 
spicules. There is a wide crown of about six 
rows of transverse spicules; each of the eight 
points above the crown consists of one pair 
of large, unequal, bent spindles together with 
a small accessory pair. The outer stem walls 
Fig. 3. Siphonogorgia alexanderi (Nutting), a. Spicules; 
b, twig tip. 
