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Albatross station 5599; off Zamboanga, Mindanao; Zamboanga Light bearing 

 N. 31 W., 0.1 mile distant (lat. 6 54' 00" N., long. 122 04' 30" E.); 16.4 meters; 

 October 12, 1909 [A. H. Clark, 1911] (1, U.S.N.M., 35067). 



Bantayan reef, Cebu, Philippines; Dr. Laurence E. GrifEn [H. L. Clark, 1921] 

 (2, M. C. Z., 380, 383). 



Cebu [A. H. Clark, 1912]. 



Port Galera, Mindoro, Philippines; Dr. Laurence E. Griffin [H. L. Clark, 1921] 

 (65, M. C. Z., 616, 617, 624, 665-668). 



Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific expedition, 1914-1916; Port Galera, Mindoro; 

 February 3, 1914 (4). 



Philippines [H. L. Clark, 1921]. This refers to the specimens from Mindoro 

 and Cebu collected by Doctor Griffin. 



Philippine Islands [A. H. Clark, 1911, 1912]. This refers to the specimens 

 collected by the Albatross. 



Bohol and Ubay, Philippines; Prof. Carl Semper [P. H. Carpenter, 1879, 1888]. 



Philippine Islands; Dr. A. B. Meyer [P. H. Carpenter, 1882]. 



Macclesfield Bank [A. H. Clark, 1912]. 



Albatross station 5321; China Sea, in the vicinity of Formosa (Taiwan); Ibugos 

 Island (S. end) bearing S. 89 W., 1.25 miles distant (lat. 20 19' 30" N., long. 121 

 51' 15" E.); 46 meters; white sand, coral, and broken shells; November 9, 1908 

 [A. H. Clark, 1911] (1, U.S.N.M., 35087). 



Dr. Sixten Bock's expedition to Japan station 42A; Bonin Islands, west of 

 Port Lloyd; 128 meters; July 31, 1914 [Gisl6n, 1922]. The depth as given represents 

 the length of line out, not the actual depth. 



Pacific Ocean; United States Exploring Expedition (1 +, U.S.N.M., 2702; M. C. 

 Z., 29). 



No locality [A. H. Clark, 1913] (1, B. M.). 



Geographical range. From Ceylon and southern India to Australia, south to 

 between Fremantle and Geraldton on the west and Bowen on the east, eastward to 

 Tonga and Fiji and northward to the Bonin Islands, the Philippines, and Formosa 

 (Taiwan). 



Bathymetrical range. From the shore line down to 73 (?100) meters. The 

 average of 23 depth records is 30.7 meters. 



Occurrence. Dr. Hubert Lyman Clark says that this is decidedly the most 

 noticeable comatulid of Mer, and probably of the Torres Strait region. While it is 

 perhaps no more abundant than Comatula purpurea, it is much more conspicuous 

 from its more brilliant color as well as from its larger size. It is obviously the feature 

 of the animal life on the reefs where conditions are suitable. While it was not un- 

 common on the southeastern reef at Mer, the southwestern reef was the best place 

 for it. 



The diversity of colors shown is really extraordinary, and it is doubtful if anything 

 more beautiful can be found in the sea than a selected group of these exquisite coma- 

 tulids. A dozen assorted specimens in a large white basin of sea water rival in beauty 

 of texture and form, as well as of color, the finest bouquet a florist can produce. 



When seen thus, the appropriateness of the name "sea lilies" is obvious. 



