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Show 1894.] ECHINODERMS OF MACCLESFIELD BANK. 397 Ophiocoma scolopendrina, M. Tr 30-40 fms. Ophiarachna clavigera, Brock 32 „ Ophiomastix caryophyllata, Liltk 17 ,, Ophiothrix capillaris, Lyman 41-44 ,, ,, melanogramna, Bell 35-41 ,, „ purpurea, v. Martens 23-46 „ „ comata (et var.), M. Tr 30-35 ,, „ punctolimbata ? (yg.), v. Martens 5 „ ,, rotata ? (yg.), v. Martens 5 „ Ophiopteron elegans, Ludw 23-47 ,, Ophiomyxa australis, Liltk 31-39 ,, ,, brevispinis, v. Martens l 13-72 ,, „ longipeda, Brock 29-32 ,, Ophiocrene aanigma, sp. nov 45 ,, V. ECHINOIDEA. Cidaris baculosa, Lamk 30-44 fms. „ metularia, Lamk 26-46 „ Diadema saxatile, Linn 34-46 „ Astropyga radiata, Leske 30-40 ,, Temnopleurus toreumaticus, Leske ? „ reynaudi, Ay 50 „ ,, bothryoides, Ag 40-47 ,, Salmacis rufa, sp. nov 30-44 „ Mespilia globulus, Linn 13-34 „ Tripneustes gratilla, Linn 30-40 „ Pseudoboletia maculata, Troschel 45 „ Clypeaster scutiformis, Gmel 30-40 „ Laganum decagonale, Less 20 ,, Echinoneus cyclostomus, Leske 30-40 „ Arachnoides placenta, Linn 35-41 „ Lovenia elongata, Gray 35-41 ,, I now proceed to give descriptions of the new species represented in the present Collection, and notes on others previously described. I. HOLOTHUEIOIDEA. It is remarkable that the collection of Holothurians should be so very scanty; Mr. Bassett-Smith tells me that it always struck him "as being a most remarkable thing that in the 100 odd dredoings on the Macclesfield Bank and China Sea only two miuute specimens were obtained." II. CKINC-IDEA. ETJDIOCRINUS GRANULATTJS, sp. nov. (Plate XXIII.) Like E. indivisus2 in having the first two brachials united by ever find another case of omission. It may be useful to add the original reference ; it is Arch. f. Nat. xxxvi. (1870) p. 249. 2 See P. H. Carpenter in Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xvi. (1883) p. 495. |