Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . su lato Figs IB, I, 13-15 non Alcyonium purpureum Lamarck, 1836: 608. Alcyonium purpureum {non Lamarck, 1836: 608) Hickson, 1904: 215, pi. 7 (fig. 1), pi. 9 (fig. 18). Thomson, 1921: 156; 1923: 47, 68. Day etal, 1970: fauri Thomson, 1910: 568, pi. 1 (fig. 5), pi. 3 (figs 16, 24, 25), pi. 4 (fig. 44); 1923: 47, 68. Liittschwager, 1922: 535. Broch, 1939: fallax Liittschwager, 1922: 534 (nom. nov).Parerythropodium purpureum: Day, 1974: 34, fig. p. 34. Branch & Branch, 1981: 152, pis 34,


Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . su lato Figs IB, I, 13-15 non Alcyonium purpureum Lamarck, 1836: 608. Alcyonium purpureum {non Lamarck, 1836: 608) Hickson, 1904: 215, pi. 7 (fig. 1), pi. 9 (fig. 18). Thomson, 1921: 156; 1923: 47, 68. Day etal, 1970: fauri Thomson, 1910: 568, pi. 1 (fig. 5), pi. 3 (figs 16, 24, 25), pi. 4 (fig. 44); 1923: 47, 68. Liittschwager, 1922: 535. Broch, 1939: fallax Liittschwager, 1922: 534 (nom. nov).Parerythropodium purpureum: Day, 1974: 34, fig. p. 34. Branch & Branch, 1981: 152, pis 34, wilsoni {non Thomson, 1921: 160): Day, 1974: wilsoni {non Thomson, 1921: 160): Branch & Branch, 1981: 152. Fig. 12. (see opposite.) Scanning electron micrographs of Alcyonium elegans (Kiikenthal. 1902). A-F. Anthocodial sclerites. A. 0,14 mm. B. 0,215 mm C. 0,27 mm. D. 0,09 mm. E. 0,135 mm. F. 0,31 mm. G-J. Sclerites from the surface of the stalk. G. mm. H. 0,065 mm. I. 0,09 mm. J. 0,05 mm. 278 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 13. Alcyonium fauri Thomson, 1910. A. Two membranous colonies growing onaxes of dead gorgonians; longest linear dimensions of figures 48 mm (left) and 75 mm(right). B. Digitate colony, 52 mm in height. C. Lobate colony, 33 mm in Two capitate colonies, 12 mm in height (left) and 4 mm in height (right).E. Globular colony, 11 mm in height. SOFT CORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 279


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