Alcyonaria — B ayer 
( barren areas corresponding to two primary 
canals. Verrucae absent from lower part of 
colony. Proximal zooids on colony very low, 
increasing in height distally, 2 mm. tall near 
middle of colony. Axis slender, calcified, with 
prominent concentric rings. Sclerites of verrucae 
mostly rather long, fairly stout, double spindles 
with low warts and more or less pronounced 
smooth girdle. Sclerites of coenenchyma sym- 
metrical double clubs with prominent belts of 
warts. Color orange-ochraceous, tips of verrucae 
darker. 
Spicule measurements: 
Verrucae: 0.08 X 0.025 mm.; 0.075 X 0.025 
mm.; 0.095 X 0.031 mm. 
Coenenchyma: 0.06 X 0.035 mm.; 0.061 X 
0.037 mm.; 0.062 X 0.04 mm. 
Locality: Station 9. 
Specimens: One perfect, one damaged, 
U.S.N.M. No. 44090. 
Remarks: The collection contains two speci- 
mens of this gorgonellid which agree satisfac- 
torily with Kiikenthal’s diagnosis and figures. 
The largest, broken at the tip, is 235 mm. long, 
with a diameter of 2.5 mm. at the base and 1.0 
mm. at the upper end. The smaller, and com- 
plete, colony is 175 mm. high with a stem di- 
ameter of 1.5 mm. at the base tapering to about 
0.5 mm. at the tip. Both are attached to frag- 
ments of rocks by slightly spreading bases. In 
the large colony, the verrucae are directed up- 
ward, especially toward the tip, as shown in 
Figure 1 h, whereas in the smaller, they are bent 
downward. Although Kiikenthal’s species was 
described from the Red Sea, the Bikini examples 
agree so well with his description that there 
seems to be no need for separation. 
Genus Toeplitzella Deichmann 
Toeplitzella laevis (Verrill) 
Figs. 1 g, 4e; PI. 1, fig. 2 
Juncella laevis A. E. Verrill 1866: 189. 
Juncella laevis + Scirpearia furcata + Scirpearia 
jurcata var. robusta + Scirpearia robusta 
(part) J. J. Simpson 1910: 306, 339, 357. 
Ellis ella laevis Stiasny 1940&: 170. 
209 
For detailed list of references, see Kiikenthal 
1924: 366. 
Diagnosis: Colony sparsely branched. End 
0 
twigs long and whip-like, 2.5 mm. in diameter 
near base. Anthocodiae retractile into dome- 
like, upturned verrucae as much as 0.5 mm. in 
height, arranged in two series along stems, each 
series of three or four alternating rows of zooids. 
Series separated by bare tracts corresponding to 
primary longitudinal canals. Coenenchyma 
comparatively thick, filled with double clubs 
whose heads have rather smooth warts. Axis 
gray-brown, longitudinally striate, highly calcar- 
eous, with conspicuous concentric rings. Color 
plain orange-red, spicules light orange. 
Spicule measurements: 
Double clubs: 0.07 X 0.025 mm.; 0.075 X 
0.048 mm.; 0.07 X 0.044 mm. 
Double spindles: 0.07 X 0.025 mm.; 0.071 X 
0.026 mm. 
Locality: Station 9. 
Specimen: U.S.N.M. No. 44091, in alcohol. 
Remarks: The Resurvey Collection contains a 
damaged specimen which was probably more 
than 18 inches in height when complete. The 
colony is simply forked; zooids are absent be- 
low the fork, and most of the coenenchyma is 
missing on the trunk. 
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