298 THE SCYPHOMEDUSjE of the southern hemisphere, 



Size: Breadth of Umbrella, 80 mm. Height of Umbrella, 

 30 mm. 



Locality : Coast of Brazil, Cotingeriba. Hygon. Pernambuca. 

 Leseur. 



Genus. Crambessa. 



Crambessidse with free strong upper-arm, and strong triangular- 

 pyramidal under-arm, the 3 broad wings of which possess suctorial 

 crisps without especial appendages, without terminal knots or 

 crispless appendages at the distal-end. 



Species. Crambessa cricciata. 



Haeckel, System der Medusen. Seite, 620. 



Rhizostoma cruciata. Lesson, 1829. Voyage de la Coquille, 

 Zoophyt., p. 121, pi. XL, fig. 1. 



(?) Ehizostoma cyanolobata. Couthouy, 1862 ; manuscript. 



Rhacopilus cruciatus. L. Agassiz, 1862, Monogr. Acal. 

 Contrib., IV., p. 153. 



Rhacopilus cyanolobatus. L. Agassiz, 18C2. Monogr. Acal. 

 Contrib. IV, p. 152. 



Umbrella semi-spherical, twice as broad as high, with 48 mar- 

 ginal flaps. In each Octant between 2 rudimentary ocular flaps, 

 4 large equally sided triangular velar flaps. Exumbrella with 32 (?) 

 deep radial furrows. Brachial disc as broad as the radius of the 

 Umbrella. Mouth-arms 1£ times as long as the radius of the 

 Umbrella. The upper arm short and narrow, the under arm 

 nearly 4 times as long, surrounded by thick suctorial crisps, conic, 

 pointed at the distal end. 



Colour : According to Lesson, yellowish white ; Gonads and 

 ring canal pink. According to Couthouy, blue-white, marginal 

 flaps dark blue, suctorial crisps and arms, carmoisin-red. 



Size : Breadth of Umbrella, 120-150 mm. Height of Umbrella, 

 50-70 mm. Ontogenesis unknown. 



Locality : Coast of Brazil, Island Santa Catharina. Lesson 

 Rio de Janeiro. Couthouy. 



