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Color.—Very pale light brown or buffy. Pallid, almost white. 
Type.—Cat. No. 22547, U.S.N.M., Albatross Station 4097, between 
Maui and Molokai, 286 fone 
The largest specimen has no locality el 
Distribution.—Between Molokai and Maui: Station 3865, 256-283 
fathoms (Cat. No. 22552, U.S.N.M.); Station 3866, 283-284 fathoms 
(Cat. No. 22549, U.S.N.M.). . 
Between Maui and Molokai: Station 3884, 284-290 fathoms (Cat. 
No. 25368, U.S.N.M.) ; Station 4082, 220-238 fathoms; Station 4088, 
297-306 fahonne (Cat. No. 22554, U. S.N.M.) ; Station 4090, 304— 308 
fathoms; Station 4096, 272-286 phone (Cat. No. 22548, U. S.N.M. Ne 
Station 4097, 286 fathonie (Cat. No. 22547, U.S.N.M.). 
Northeast coast of Hawaii: Station 4081, 202-220 fathoms (Cat. 
No. 22550, U.S.N.M.). 
? PENNATULA PEARCEYI Kolliker. 
Pennatula pearceyi KOLLIKER, Report on the Pennatulida dredged by 
H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, 1880, p. 4. 
A specimen secured at Station 3824 (Cat. No. 25365, U.S.N.M.), 
south coast of Oahu, appears to belong to this species, although it is 
considerably longer and more slender than the type as described by 
Kolliker. The specimen is much mutilated, and is referred to this 
species with much doubt. 
The original specimen was taken by the Challenger south of the 
coast of Japan at a depth of 565 fathoms. 
Genus HALISCEPTRUM Herklots. 
Pennatulidee in which the leaves are without spicules. 
HALISCEPTRUM ABIES Kolliker. 
Halisceptrum abies KOLLIKER, Anatomische-Systematische Beschreibung 
der Aleyonarien, 1st Abth., Die Pennatuliden, 1872, p. 182. 
An incomplete specimen, which, like the one described by Kolliker 
from the Copenhagen Museum, is without stem and undeveloped 
leaves, was secured at Station 4101, north coast of Maui, depth 
122-143 fathoms. (Cat. No. 22588, U.S.N.M.) 
This specimen agrees well with the original describer’s exceed- 
ingly brief description, except that the calyces are more exserted. 
The specimen appears to have been broken off from the stem some 
time before it was captured. Indeed the proximal end is rounded, 
as if it were possible that it never had a true stem. 
The original specimen came from Japan. 
