PLATE LXXXIV. 



FIG. I. Allasterias forficulosa Verrill. Type. Minor pedicellariae mounted 

 in balsam ; a, b, c, entire ; d-h, detached valves ; X 88. Japan. 

 No. 1183, Mus. Comp. Zool. 



FIG. 2. Asterias multiclava Verrill. Type. Minor pedicellariae in balsam ; a, 

 entire ; b-c, separated valves ; X 88. 



FIG. 2a. The same specimen. Dermal dorsal major pedicellariae; a, b, sepa- 

 rated valves ; X 88. 



FIG. 3. Asterias polythela Verrill. Type. Adambulacral spines and pedicel- 

 lariae; X 10. 



FIG. 4. The same specimen. Spines with adhering pedicellariae ; a, b, c, dor- 

 sals; d, e, adambulacrals with major pedicellariae; X 16. 



FIG. 5. Stenasterias macropora Verrill. Type, a-g, dorsal spines, mostly 

 from bases of rays ; X 16. 



FIG. 50. The same specimen. Adambulacral spines, a-d; X 16. 



FIG. 5&. The same specimen, a, adoral spine with pedicellariae; c, d, e, mar- 

 ginal spines, X 16 ; b, oral pedicellariae, X SO. 



FIG. 50. The same. Group of ossicles of actinal side ; ad, adambulacrals ; 

 i, peractinals ; im, inferomarginals ; sm, supramarginals ; X 10. 



FIG. $d. The same. Adoral adambulacral plates (ad), and spine with pedi- 

 cellariae (/>). 



FIG. $e. The same. Adoral portion of the groove, with large pores of 

 sucker- feet; ad, adambulacral plates; o, oral spines; X 10. 



FIG. 5/. Portion of groove and plates from middle of ray; a, a, ambulacral 

 plates and large pores; ad, adambulacral plates; i, peractinals; 

 Xio. 



FIG. $g. The same. Segment of actinal side of a ray deprived of spines ; o, a, 

 ambulacral plates and large sucker pores (s) ; a, d, adambulacral 

 plates ; i, peractinals ; m, inferomarginal ; b, a remaining adambu- 

 lacral spine ; p, p, adambulacral pedicellariae ; r, r, papular pores ; 

 Xio. 



FIG. 5&. The same. Dorsal side of ray, with spines removed; c, c, median or 

 carinal row of plates ; d, d, and d' d', right and left secondary 

 rows of plates ; e, e', second pair of secondary rows of plates ; 

 m, m', supermarginal rows ; single papular pores lie between the 

 plates in rows ; X 10. 



FIG. 5. The same. Skeletal ossicles ; a, peractinal plate ; b, superomarginal ; 

 c, inferomarginal ; d, adambulacral ; e, superomarginal ; X 16. 



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