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Figure 39. — Stephanasterias gracilis. A, aboral ; B. oral. 

 1 cm. indicated. 



pale purple or pink, red eyespot at tip of 

 arm. 

 Range : 



Nova Scotia to North Carolina, 18 to 150 m. 

 A cold-water species limited, in North Caro- 

 lina, to the area north of Cape Hatteras in 

 30 to 145 m. 



Figure 40. — Leptasterias tenera. A, aboral ; B, oral. 3 cm. 

 indicated. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The National Science Foundation supported 

 much of the work (Grant G-25,128) and made 

 possible participation in several research craises 

 of the RV Eastward ( Grant G-17,669 to Duke Uni- 

 versity). The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 

 permitted two assistants to work from the Ex- 

 plorer when the vessel was operating in North 

 Carolina waters and allowed us to use underwater 

 l)hotograplis taken on this cruise. Several gradu- 

 ate students from time to time participated in 

 cruises of the Eastward and chartered trawlers and 



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