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A broken fragment of a colony from Station 164 agrees thoroughly with Nutting’s 
description and figures. The height is 6.7 cm., and the length of the longest of the four strag¬ 
gling pieces is 6.2 cm. The average diameter of the stem is 2 mm. The colour is a beautiful 
scarlet red with the mouths of the calyces showing yellowish. Many of the calyces are almost 
completely included; and in no case are they prominent. Most of the spicules are densely warted 
ovoid spindles. 
Previously recorted by Nutting from Siboga Station 315, East of Sailus Besar, Pater¬ 
noster Islands. 
3. Suberogorgici verriculata (Esper). 
For description see: Nutting, Gorgonacea of Siboga-Expedition, XIII b 5 , 1911, p. 24. 
Stat. 117. i°o'.5 N., I22°56 / E. 80 M. Sand and coral. 1 Ex. 
Fragments of a reddish specimen with predominantly rough curved spindles, some hardly 
more than ovals. 
Previously recorded from N. W. Australia, Japan, Malay Archipelago, Samoa, New 
Pomerania and by Nutting from Siboga Stations 299 and 307. 
4. Suberogorgia ornata Thomson and Simpson. 
For description see: THOMSON and c SlMPSON, Alcyonarians of the Indian Ocean, II, 1909, 
p. 164, 1 fig. 
Stat. 117- i°o'.5 N.,. I22 0 56'E. 80 M. Sand and coral. 1 Ex. 
Fragments of a delicate colony, probably very young, with very numerous minute 
polyp heads. 
Previously recorded from Andamans, Laccadives, Malay Archipelago and by Nutting 
from Siboga Stations 81, 220, and 257. 
Genus Keroeides. 
1. Keroeides koreni Wright and Studer. (Plate VI, Figs. 6, 7 and 8). 
For description see: Wright and Studer, Challenger Report on Alcyonaria, 1889, p. 169, 1 fig. 
Stat. 117. Fobs N., I22°56 / E. 80 M. Sand and coral. 1 Ex. in fragments. 
Stat. 154. o°7 / .2N., [30°25 / -.5 E. 83 M. Grey, muddy sand, shells and Lithothamnion. 1 Ex. 
in fragments. 
Stat. 260. 5°36 / .5S., I32°55'.2E. 90 M. Sand, coral and shells. 2 Ex. in fragments. 
Stat. 289. 9°o'.3 S., 126°24'. 5 E. 112 M. Mud, sand and shells. 1 Ex. 
Small broken pieces from Station 1 1 7 and Station 289 which show the characteristic 
broad spindles covered with compound tubercles which form an interlocking armature. The 
distinctions between K. gracilis Whitelegge and K. koreni Wright and Studer do not seem to 
us to be of great moment. 
Spindle measurements: 
1.1 X 0.35 mm., 0.6 X 0.24 mm., 0.4 X 0.08 mm., 0.15 X 0.02 mm. 
