. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 82 PAPERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOLOGY. No present name is indicated for the last two species. It is hoped Mr. Matthai will supply information on them in his next publication. Caryophyllia angulosa Quoy and Gaimard, which Milne Edwards and Haime designated as the type of their Leptosmilia, was subsequently named by them Euphyllia gaimardi. This seems to me the same as Dana s Euphyllia rugosa, which must "be referred to the synonymy of E. glabrescens (Chamisso and Eysenhardt). Besides E glabrescens, Milne Edwards and Haime refer to
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 82 PAPERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOLOGY. No present name is indicated for the last two species. It is hoped Mr. Matthai will supply information on them in his next publication. Caryophyllia angulosa Quoy and Gaimard, which Milne Edwards and Haime designated as the type of their Leptosmilia, was subsequently named by them Euphyllia gaimardi. This seems to me the same as Dana s Euphyllia rugosa, which must "be referred to the synonymy of E. glabrescens (Chamisso and Eysenhardt). Besides E glabrescens, Milne Edwards and Haime refer to Euphyllia the following species considered by Dana: turgida, rugosa, and meandnna (syn. of fimbnata Spengler) As these species of Dana are reduced to two, glabrescens and fimbnata, one of them must be the type. As it is almost, if not quite, certam that E. gai- mardi, the type of Leptosmilia, is a synonym of E. rugosa, which is a synonym ot E. glabrescens, the preference seems to fall on Caryophyllia glabrescens Chamisso and Eysenhardt, which is therefore designated as the type. Milne Edwards and Haime refer 8 living species to this genus, viz: E. gla- brescens (Cham, and Eysenh.), E. gaimardi (M. Edw. and H.), E. turgida Dana, E. rugosa Dana, E. striata (M. Edw. and U.),EJ gracilis Dana, E. fimbnata (Speng- ler) and E. plicata (M. Edw. and H.). In the discussion to follow E. gaimardi and' E. rugosa are referred to the synonymy of E. glabrescens; while E. turgida is referred to that of E. fimbriata. gracilis Dana is scarcely beyond doubt a synonym of E. fastigiata (Pallas). It appears to me that E. striata is a young colony of E. fimbriata, and that E. plicata probably belongs to the same species, but a restudy of the types is necessary for a positive opinion. Euphyllia glabrescens (Chamisso and Eysenhardt). Plate 26, figure 2, Dana's type of Euphyllia rugosa; figures 3, 3", specimen from Murray Island. Also plate i9, figure 48 of Dr. Mayer's article. i82I Caryophylli
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