alcyonia

Updated: January 15, 2026

There were several small sponges and Alcyonia, seaweeds of two or three species, two species of Comatula, and one of Aphiura, of the most vivid colours and markings, and many small, flat, round corals, something like Nummulites in external appearance.

Various - Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.