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Diagnosis: Divaricate; no regular outline ; somewhat flattened ■ polyps in loose clusters ; 
polyp stalks long; supporting bundle strong; point spicules one pair only, of which one member 
is the larger and markedly projects; pseudo-crown of three loose horizontal rows; grade VI.; 
spicules: tentacles conspicuously armoured ; in the cortex very conspicuous strong spindles and 
numerous small warty triradiates and multiradiates. 
Anthocodial Grade and Formula: 
VI. = i P 3 Cr -j— strong S. B. 
Descriptive Notes: 
Colony as a whole. Without regular outline ; somewhat flattened; with loose clusters of 
polyps; agrees generally with Henderson’s description. Four colonies in all. 
Branching. Short, but divaricate. 
Colour. General surface white, with the spicules of the anthocodiae and supporting bundles 
coral-pink. 
Polyp stalks. Long. 
Polyps in loose clusters of six or so. 
Polyp spicules. The eight anthocodial points consist of two curved spindles, one always 
larger than the other and projecting markedly beyond the polyp. The pseudo-crown shows 3 rather 
loose horizontal rows, while below these and projecting outwards there are several spindles 
which merge gradually into those of the polyp stalk. 
The supporting bundle is strongly developed, and consists of one very predominant 
spindle based in numerous small ones. 
Other spicules. On the aboral surface of the tentacles the armature is very conspicuous. 
Very characteristic in the cortex among the strong spindles are numerous small, irregular, warty 
spicules, often triradiate or with irregular rays in different directions. Among them are minute 
warty capstans like those figured by Henderson for the canal-walls. 
Previously recorded from the Andamans. 
12. Dendronephthya cervicornis (Wr. and St.) (Plate XIX, Fig. 14). 
For description see: WRIGHT and STUDER, Rep. Sc. Res. “Challenger”, 1889, vol. XXXI, 
pp. 220—221. 
Stat. 144. Anchorage north of Salomakiee-(Damar-)island. 45 M. Coral. 
Stat. 250. Kur-island. 20—45 M. Coral and Lithothamnion. 4 Ex. 
Stat. 305. Mid-channel in_ Solor-strait off Kampong Menanga. 113M. Stony. 1 Ex. 
Anthocodial Grade and Formula: 
VI = 2 P + 4—5 Cr + strong S. B. 
There are in the collection four specimens which agree very closely both in anthocodial 
spiculation and in the spicules of the sterile stalk with those described by Wright and Studer. 
The longest is 7 cm. in height, of which 4.5 cm. is sterile stalk. The diameter of the stalk at 
the base is 1 cm. The top of the stalk is encircled by a foliaceous collar. Above this the colony is 
branched. The general colour is chocolate red, but the polyps are yellow. In the foliaceous 
collar the spicules of the anthocodia are yellow. 
Locality : Kur, 15 fathoms. 
