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Plymouth. Hard bottom. 12/1.1915. Queen Charlotte Sound. 3—10 
fathoms. Hard, in places soft bottom. 19/1.1915. Paterson Inlet, 
Stewart Isl. 5—15 fathoms. Soft bottom. 17/XI.1914. 
There is plenty of material of this beautiful sponge, all closely 
agreeing with the description giving by D e n d y; several specimens 
are enerusting; the only difference is that the tornata here are up 
to 200—210 //. 
The name ^novae-zealandiae' has, indeed, proved to be a very 
adequate one, since we have specimens from the North- to the 
Southend of New-Zealand, giving the evidence also, that the spec¬ 
ies is a very good and constant one. 
Hitherto known from off North Cape, N. Z. 
Anchinoe affinis nov. spec. 
(P'ig. 22 a - e). 
Wellington Harbour. Ca. 5 fathoms. Mud. 16/11.1915. Off New 
Plymouth. 8 fathoms. Hard bottom. 12/1.1915. 
Three specimens; the two enerusting as thin layers; the third 
(from Wellington) oblong roundish, pointed at both ends; the sponge 
has apparently been freely growing, only attached at one end; 
it is ca. 35 mm long, 13 mm thick. 
This specimen has a very character- 
istic appearance: The ostia are placed 
on distinet circular areas up to one 
mm in appearance, surrounded by 
a lov/ Wall; the whole figure is very 
mueh like a low crater, up to 3 mm 
in diameter including the walls; the 
ostia are 20 —30in diameter. The 
dermal-membrane is very thin, trans¬ 
parent; through it can be seen sub- 
dermal-cavities and canals. Colour 
whitish. Consistence elastic, tough. 
The skeleton consists of long cur- 
ved fibres, frequently splitting up 
into several branches, which join 
other fibres at acute angles; the 
fibres are up to ca. 250 fi thick, 
and are built up of the smooth 
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Fig. 22. Anchinoe affinis nov. spec. 
a, b. Variously ended diaelines. c. 
Acanthostyli. d. Side-, e. Front-view 
of isochelae. 
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