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corresponding to the words of Selenka : 

 " langgezogene X-förmige oder stab- 

 förmige Gebilde mit krausen Auswüch- 

 sen verziert." 



It is not without some hesitation 

 that I refer these specimens to M. 

 miliaris. As often remarked by various 

 Textfig. 12. authors, the diagnoses of the species M. 



Miilleria ^nUiaris : a — Rosettes, b .,, . it*- i • •, 



—Rods. (x400). lecanora, M. miLiaris and M. ecliimtes are 



far from being satisfactory. Further and more extensive study is 

 necessary to straighten out the confusion at present existing 

 among these species, which are undoubtedly very closely related. 

 Among the specimens belonging to this group of the genus, I can 

 make out three distinct species. One of these, I am certain, 

 is identical with M. lecanora, on account of its characteristic 

 markings and the lighter area around the anus. The other two 

 species may possibly correspond to M. miliaris and M. echinites, 

 but I am far from being positive on this point. In my opinion, 

 the specimens placed in the above list on the whole correspond 

 best with the descriptions of M. miliaris. 



When this is cured, it is known as " Chirimen " ( = crepe) 

 from the rumpled appearance of the marketable article (PI. III., 

 figs. 28 — 29). It is valued as medicine by the natives of Okinawa 

 Is., and commands the fabulous price of 300 Yen per 100 Kin. 

 In ordinary markets, it costs about 120 Yen per 100 Kin. 



LoGality : — Kosseir (Lampert '85) ; Red fsea (Ludwig '80) ; Zanzibar 

 (Selenica '67, Lampert '85) ; Mozimbiqne (Semper '69) ; Querimba (Semper 

 '69) ; Mayotte I. (Sluiter '95) ; Madagascar (LuD^YIG '83) ; Seychelles Is. 

 (Lampert '85) ; Mauritins (Haacke '80, Ludwig '83) ; Indian Ocean (Ludwig 

 '82) ; Ceylon (Ludwig '87, Beij. '87, '8S) ; Andaman Is. (Belt. '87) ; Pa- 



