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OPHIURA APPEESSA. 



riety seems more abundant near St. Thomas, and the green, at Cape 

 Florida. The length of the arms is four or five times the diameter of 

 the disk, and the proportion is about the same in those of moderate size 

 and in the largest. The side mouth-shields may be entirely covered by 

 grains. 



This sjDecies comes among those that have the lowest arm-spine long- 

 est, and have no radial shields. It differs from 0. Elaps in the number 

 and form of the arm-sjiines. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS. 



"Whence obtained. 



1071 

 1082 

 1104 

 1179 

 1180 

 1154 

 1192 



12+ 



12+ 



Museum of Cc 

 Flori'li. 

 Florida. 

 West Indies. 



Tortufras, Fla. 

 Tortu<ras, Fla. 

 TortUiias. Fla. 

 Bay of Ciimana. 

 Cape Florida. 

 Jeremie ; Havti. 

 St. Thorn IS, W. I. 

 Cape Florida. 



Charleston, S. C. 

 Florida. 

 Florida ? 

 Florida. 

 Key West. 



•mparative Zoology. 



Vt. Wurdeman. 

 Prof. Agassiz. 

 University Museum, 



Copenhagen. 

 J. E. Mills. 



Mar. 15, '58. 

 July, 1859. 

 Ap. 21,22,'58. 



Apr. 18, '58. 



Apr. 1858. 



Capt. Woodbury. 



J. E. Mills. 



Capt. Couthouy. 



G. Wurdeman. 



Dr. D. F. Weinland. 



A. H. Riise. 



G. Wurdeman and J. 



E. Mills. 

 Prof. F. S. Holmes. 

 G. Wurdeman. 



Prof. Agassiz. 



Smithsonian Institution, 



Cape Florida. 

 Garden Key, Tortugas. 

 St. Thomas, AV. I. 

 St. Thomas, W. I. 

 St. Thomas, W. I. 

 Florida. 

 Tortuo-as, Fla. 

 St. Tliomis, W. I. 

 Cape Florida. 



