Asteroidea - The Echinodermata of Funafuti - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Ophidiaster cylindricus (Lam.), Perrier, Rev. Stellerides, Arch. de Zool. Exper., iv., p. 389; Loriol, Cat. Raisonne des Echin. Mém. Soc. Phys. et Hist. Nat Géneve, xxix 4, p. 20, pl. xi., figs, 3-4. Two specimens obtained under stones on the leeward or western, side of the Atoll. Linckia pacific...
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Tribe Catometopa - Brachyura - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Cardisoma hirtipes, Dana, Crust. U.S. Explor. Exped., i,, p. 376, pi. xxiv., fig. 2. Thirteen specimens. Native name " Keibea." Ocypoda ceratophtiialma (Pallas), Miers, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), x., p. 379, pl. xvii., fig. 1. Six specimens—four adult males and two immature females. Gelasimus te...
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Maretia planulata, Lam - Echinodermata. — Echinoidea - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Maretia planulata (Lam.), Agassiz, Rev. Echini, iii., l.c., p. 570. Forty-eight examples, exhibiting great variation in colour; about one half of the specimens are of a uniform yellowish-white, the rest are more or less streaked or spotted with brown. Dredged in abundance in thirteen fathoms of w...
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Tribe Cyclometopa - Brachyura - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Atergatis floridus (Rumph.), Dana, Crust. U.S. Explor. Exped., i., p. 159, pi. vii., fig. 4. Fourteen specimens of this very common species were obtained on the ou.ter reef at low tide line. Actœa rugata, Adams & White, Voy. "Samarang," Crust., 1848, p. 43, pi. viii., fig. 5. One half-grown examp...
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Section Holaxonia - Order Gorgonacea - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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A small, broken and almost denuded colony, 52 mm. in height. Arising from an enlarged base, the stem at a height of 5 mm. divides, giving off two branches, of which the smaller is 20 mm. in length and bears a simple branchlet, the larger is 47 mm. in length and bears three simple branchlets at eq...
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Alcyonaria - The Alcyonaria Of Funafuti. — Part I - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Sarcophytum glaucum, Quoy & Gaim., Voy. Astrolabe, Zoophytes, iv., p. 270, pl. xxii., figs. 11-12; Marenzeller, Zool. Jahrb., Bd. i., 1886, p. 352, pl. ix., fig. 12; Wright & Studer, Chall. Rep., Zool., xxxi., p. 248, pl. xlii., fig. 3. Four well preserved specimens, with the polyps mostly extend...
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Tribe Epicaridea. — Athelgue aniculi, sp. nov - Brachyura - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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(Plate vii., fig. 5, a, b, c. ) Body oval, twice as long as broad, slightly transversely convex above and depressed below. Upper antennas short, with two exposed joints and a short flagellum, surmounted by a pencil of setse, the last joint equal in length to the third joint of the outer antennæ;;...
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Heterocentrotus mamillatus, Klein - Echinodermata. — Echinoidea - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Heterocenirotus mamillatus (Klein), Agassiz, Rev. Echini, l. c, iii., p. 428. Only a few spines of this species were obtained; there is a fine specimen in the Museum Collection, from the Ellice Group, collected and presented by Dr. Luther, of H.M.S. "Dart." Native name, "Fatuki."
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Explanation Of Plate viii - The Alcyonaria Of Funafuti. — Part I - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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The Echinodermata of Funafuti - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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By Thomas Whitelegge, Zoologist, Australian Museum. By Thomas Whitelegge. The Collection of Echinodermata comprises one hundred and thirty specimens representing nineteen species, most of which belong to well known forms, common to the Pacific coral reefs. Although devoid of new species, the mate...
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Family Turbinolidæ. — Caryophyllia clavus, var. Epithecata, Duncan - Order Madreporaria Aporosa - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Caryophyllia clavus, var. epithecata, Duncan, Trans. Zool. Soc, viii., p. 311, pl. xlviii., figs. 13-16. A small immature example in the collection is referable to this variety. The corallum is erect, elongate, conico-turbinate, incrusting at the base and elliptic in outline at the summit. The ep...
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Explanation Of Plate XI - The Alcyonaria Of Funafuti. — Part I - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Family Axinellidæ - Order Monaxonidæ - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Acanthella stipitata, Carter, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5), vii., p. 380, pl. xviii., fig. 8; Ridley & Dendy, Chall. Rep. Zool., xx., p. 178; Dendy, Proc. Roy. Soc. Vic., (n.s.) ix., 1896, p. 237. A small fragment is here somewhat doubtfully referred to this species. Deep water in the lagoon. Ac...
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Brachyura - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Atergatis floridus (Rumph.), Dana, Crust. U.S. Explor. Exped., i., p. 159, pi. vii., fig. 4. Fourteen specimens of this very common species were obtained on the ou.ter reef at low tide line. Actœa rugata, Adams & White, Voy. "Samarang," Crust., 1848, p. 43, pi. viii., fig. 5. One half-grown examp...
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Family Pocilloporidæ - Order Madreporaria Aporosa - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Pocillopora cæspitosa, Dana, Zoophytes, U.S. Explor. Exped, p. 525, pl. xlix., fig. 5. Three specimens of this common form are in the collection. It was the most abundant coral in the lagoon. The colour was pale rose when alive. Native name "Kamu." Pocillopora grandis , Dana, Zoophytes, U.S. Expl...
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Order Gorgonacea - The Alcyonaria of Funafuti. — Part II - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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(Plate xvi., figs. 1 - 5.) This species is represented by four fragments, of which the largest is 50 mm. in height, and 30 mm. in breadth, the main stem is 2 mm. in diameter. Near the base it bears four simple branches, which are alternate, in one plane, and at very unequal distances apart; the l...
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Family Fungidæ - Order Madreporaria Fungida - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Fungia tenuidens, Quelch, Chall. Rep., Zool., xvi., p. 138, pl. vi., fig. 1. One example, similar in size, shape, and general characters to the specimen figured in the "Challenger" Report. Occurring on the western side of the atoll. Fungia discus, Dana, Zoophytes, U.S. Explor. Exped., p. 291, pl....
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Holothuria pardalis, Selenka - Holothuroidea - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Holothuria pardalis, Selenka, Beitrage, Anat. Syst. Holoth. Zeits. f. Wiss. Zool., xvii., 1867, p. 336, pl. xix., fig. 85; Semper, Reisen Arch. Phil. Holoth., 1868, p. 87, pl. xxx., fig. 31. Four specimens, obtained in the mangrove swamps.
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Family Alcyonidæ - Alcyonaria - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Sarcophytum glaucum, Quoy & Gaim., Voy. Astrolabe, Zoophytes, iv., p. 270, pl. xxii., figs. 11-12; Marenzeller, Zool. Jahrb., Bd. i., 1886, p. 352, pl. ix., fig. 12; Wright & Studer, Chall. Rep., Zool., xxxi., p. 248, pl. xlii., fig. 3. Four well preserved specimens, with the polyps mostly extend...
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Echinothrix turcarum, Schynv - Echinodermata. — Echinoidea - The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
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Echinothrix turcarum (Schynv.), Agassiz, Rev. Echini, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., iii., p. 416, pl. Ilia, fig. 3. Six specimens, in the two largest the spines are of a uniform dark colour, whilst the four smaller examples have the spines page 156 annulated with from five to nine whitish bands a little...
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