Madrepora virginea [ spec. nov.]

M. corallio subdichotomo solido albido, stellis sparsis prominulis.

Habitat in Pelago.

Corallium simile M. oculatae, a qua differt: Colore al- bido-purpurascente; Ramis rects, nec flexuosis; Caule solido, nec tubuloso; Stellis sparsis prominulis; nec distiche alternis.