86 ANIMALS OF THE SEASHOEJE 



Kays pointed at the ends; skeleton rather soft; spines 

 scattered, but often forming' a rather distinct 

 median longitudinal row on the aboral side of 

 each ray; pedicellariae near amhulacral 

 groove slender; madreporic plate pale yellow. 

 A. vulgaris 



Lepasterias tenera form compta Stimpson 



(Slender Armed Starfish) 



PLATE VI. Fig. 2 



Bays nearly cylindrical, tapering and slender. 

 A., tenera was described from Massachusetts Bay, 

 A. eompta from off New Jersey. These represent two 

 forms of the same species which range from Nova 

 Scotia to the mouth of Chesapeake Bay in fairly deep 

 water (10 to 129 fathoms). Off New Jersey records 

 are scarce and only from water greater than 20 

 fathoms. 



Henricia sanguinolenta Muller (Blood Starfish) 



PLATE VI. Fig. 7 



Disc and rays comparatively smooth; usually 

 brilliant red in color above and orange below. Like 

 the above this species is of northern distribution, 

 being fairly abundant and of large size from Labra- 

 dor to Maine. Farther south it becomes smaller and 

 is found only in cold, deep water between Cape Cod 

 and Cape Hatteras. 



It is fairly common at "Old Grounds" off Indian 



