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smaller ; most of them are clustered near the point of the mouth-angle. 

 Arms covered above and on the sides with fine grains, which are 

 grouped near the base of the arm in irregular vertical ridges ; these 

 ridges become more regular and distinct towards the end of the arm, 

 and on the smaller branches take the form of a double vertical row of 

 grains ; along the middle line of the arm runs a very obscure narrow 

 furrow, in which the grains are rather more scattered. Under side of 

 the arms covered with a smooth skin, beset with fine, scattered, smooth 

 grains ; the joints are indicated by very faint cross lines. Interbrachial 

 spaces above, and brachial spaces between the radial ribs, sprinkled 

 with a few fine grains, like those of the arms, but coarser. The upper 

 and lower surfaces are separated by a raised edge, which is slightly 

 granulated. Radial ribs extending quite to the centre, closely beset 

 with coarse, rounded grains; length to breadth, 17:5. Interbrachial 

 spaces below covered with a very smooth skin, which is sprinkled with 

 fine rounded grains. Genital slits bordered on the side next the inter- 

 brachial space by rows of fine grains. The granulation of the interbra- 

 chial space extends to the base of the mouth-angle. Arm-spines all 

 hooked, microscopic, the lowest one largest, arranged in two vertical 

 rows ; they are abundant on the end twigs, but are not found on the 

 main trunks within the seventh fork from the disk. Tentacle-scales 

 three, sometimes four, and within the disk commonly two ; spiniform, 

 like the teeth, but blunter ; they extend within the inner end of the 

 interbrachial space. Color, in alcohol : above, light vandyke-brown ; 

 interbrachial spaces darker ; below, under surface of arm nearly white ; 

 interbrachial spaces same as above. 



A single specimen has been sent from San Francisco by Mr. T. G. 

 Gary, to the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 



Astrophyton Cafyi is distinguished from A. eucnemis, which it re- 

 sembles, by more regular granulation of the disk, by having blunter 

 tentacle-scales, and by close rows of grains along the edge of the 

 genital slits. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS. 



