ART. 16 



SOUTH AMEEICAlSr SEA STARS FISHER 



This species is very nearly related to Astrostole paschae (H. L. 

 Clark) of Easter Island. The general appearance of the two forms, 

 and the details of tlie crossed pedicellariae are closely similar. The 

 crossed pedicellariae of pmchae ^ average about 0.35 millimeter in 

 length (profile view) while those of flatei are around 0.4 millimeter. 

 Some reach 0.45 millimeter. Only one specimen of each species has 



FiGUKH 2. — Astrostole platei. Abactinal cbossbd 



PEDICELLARIA, 0.42 MILLIMETERS LONG, XI 00, 2a. 

 A SINGLE JAW, X200 



been examined ; in fact, no specimens of yaschae other than the type 

 are known. 



MEYENASTER GELATINOSUS (Meyen) 



Asterias gelatinosa Meten, Reise um die Erde, vol. 1, 1834, p. 222. — Clakk, 



Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 52, 1910, p. 337, pi. 6, fig. 2. 

 Meyenaster gelatinosus Vekbill, Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 35, 1913, p. 485. — 



FisHEK, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 76, part 2, 1928, p. 131, pi. 42, figs. 9, 9a ; pi. 43, 



fig. 7. 



Antofagasta, Chile, November 15, 1926, one specimen. 



For a discussion of this genus see Fisher, citation above. 



COSMASTERIAS LURffiA (Philippi) 



AsteraccmtJiion luridum Philippi, Archiv f. Naturgesch., vol. 24, 1858, p. 265. 

 Cosmasterias liirida Ludwig, Exped. Antarct. Beige, 1903. p. 40. — Koehleir, 



Deux. Exp. Antarct. Fraugaise, fichinodgrmes, 1912, p. 23, pi. 2, figs. 1-7; 



pi. 5, fig. 8. 



Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan, February 5, 1927, one specimen 

 (K., 29 mm.). 



This species, of many aliases, is characteristic of the region of the 

 Strait of Magellan and adjacent coasts of both Atlantic and Pacific 

 sides ; Tierra de Fuego ; South Georgia ; low tide to 348 fathoms. 



1 For figures see Fisher, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 76, part 2, plate 42, figures 7, 7a. 



