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^ by 2—3 (.V. At least I have not been able to detect sigmata of 
intermediate sizes. Both forms are not very common; they are 
evenly curved, sometimes contorted. 
Genus Gelliodes Ridley. 
Gelliodes flagelliformis nov. sp. 
Carnley Harbur. 45 f. Sandy mud. 6/XII.1914. 
Figs. 10 & 11. Gelliodes flagelliformis, nov. spec. — 10. Skeletal fibres. — 11. a, oxea; 
b, sigmata. 
3 specimens. Long cylindrical forms. Length of biggest spec- 
imen 215 mm, but as one end is broken off it has been bigger; 
thickness 3—7 mm. One specimen attached to a shell. Surface 
extremely finely hispid, spicules are very short as will be seen later 
on. Some oscula are found distributed on the surface, ca. 1,3 mm 
in diameter. Dermal membrane distinet, supported by the spongin 
fibres. Consistence very elastic: if the sponge is squeezed between 
the fingers, it will at once assume its former appearance, when it 
is released. Colour varying on account of the many foreign bodies 
the sponge is filled up with; in places where comparatively few 
Vidensk. Medd. fra Dansk naturh. Foren. Bd. 75. 9 
