Alcyonaria — B ayer 
207 
Quadriradiates of coenenchyma: 0.15.X 0.09 
mm.; 0.10 X 0.06 mm.; 0.158 X 0.1 mm. 
Opercular points: 0.33 X 0.06 mm.; 0.36 X 0.07 
mm.; 0.30 X 0.055 mm. 
Transverse: 0.20 X 0.04 mm.; 0.20 X 0.07 mm.; 
0.25 X 0.05 mm. 
Spinose clubs of tentacles: 0.16 (length) X 0.10 
(across spines) mm; 0.155 X 0.09 mm.; 0.10 
X 0.055 mm. 
Locality: Station 9. 
Specimen: U.S.N.M. No. 44087 (dry), 44088 
( branches in alcohol ) . 
Remarks: The one specimen obtained, which 
is 145 mm. high and 193 mm. wide, agrees well 
with Miss Hiles’ original description and figures. 
Genus Caligorgia J. E. Gray 
Caligorgia pseudoflabellum new species 
Figs. 2 a-c, 4/; PI. 4, fig. 2 
Caligorgia flabellum Nutting 1912: 60. 
Not Prymnoa flabellum Ehrenberg 1834: 358. 
Not Primnoa flabellum Kolliker 1865: 135, pi. 
17, fig. 11. 
Diagnosis: Colony erect, alternate-pinnately 
branched in one plane. Zooids in whorls of 3 
or 4, rarely 5, on twigs; 28-32 whorls in 4 cm. 
twig length. Individual zooids ± 1.25 mm. high, 
clavate, bent inward, covered with closely fitted 
spicules heavily warted on outer surfaces. 
Abaxial rows with eight scales; outer lateral 
rows reduced to two; adaxial rows two, very 
small. Operculum of eight scales, adaxials 
smallest; rather elongate, with single broadly 
rounded, crenulate distal projection. Coenen- 
chyma with irregular scales. Color creamy white. 
Axis calcareous, finely striate longitudinally, 
Spicule measurements: 
Opercular scales: 0.32 X 0.23 mm.; 0.29 X 0.19 
mm. 
Body scales: 0.27 X 0.20 mm.; 0.20 X 0.18 
mm. 
Coenenchyma scales: 0.13 X 0.15 mm.; 0.20 X 
0.15 mm.; 0.11 X 0.13 mm.; 0.17 X 0.09 
mm.; 0.11 X 0.17 mm. 
Locality: Station 30. 
Specimen: The holotype, U.S.N.M. No. 
44089, in alcohol. 
Remarks: The Resurvey Collection includes 
an incomplete specimen which is probably a 
branch from a very large colony. Caligorgia 
pseudoflabellum is identical with the species 
taken by the "Albatross” in Japanese waters 
and referred erroneously to Caligorgia flabellum 
by Professor Nutting. It differs markedly from 
the specimens of C. flabellum which Kinoshita 
(1908: 35) described, as can be seen from the 
tabulated comparison on this page. 
Genus Scirpearia G. Cuvier 
Scirpearia erythraea Kiikenthal 
Figs. 1 h, 4d ; PI. 1, fig. 3 
Scirpearia erythraea Kiikenthal 1913: 26, figs. 
21, 22; pi. 3, figs. 8-9. 
Scirpearia erythraea Kiikenthal 1924: 370. 
Scirpearia erythraea Toeplitz 1929: 302. 
Not Scirpearia erythraea Stiasny 1940£: 158, 
171, pi. 1, fig. 5. 
Diagnosis: Colony unbranched, flagelliform, 
arising from a somewhat spreading base. Pri- 
mary longitudinal canals two in number. Ver- 
rucae prominent, usually somewhat bent, ar- 
ranged in two series, each of two approximately 
with metallic golden luster. 
alternating rows 
of zooids; series 
separated by 
"Albatross” 
Resurvey 
C. flabellum 
specimens 
specimen 
No. twigs per cm. branch length .... 
8-18 
18 
14-16 
Angle of origin of twigs . 
30°-40° 
30°-40° 
30°-40° 
Length of twigs 
10-20 cm. 
2. 5-5.0 cm. 
2. 5-5.0 cm. 
No. whorls per 4 cm. twig length . . . 
15-20 
28-32 
28-32 
No. polyps per whorl 
3-8 
3-5 
3-5 
Length of polyps 
2.0 mm. 
1.25 mm. 
