TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Preface 1 



Introduction 3 



Distribution of species 5 



1. Distribution of Philippine species 5 



2. Analysis of species taken only in Philippine waters 10 



3. Relationships of Philippine fauna 17 



4. Analysis of species taken outside of Philippine waters 1& 



5. Relationships of Celebes-Moluccan species 21 



List of starfishes recorded from Celebes and the Moluccas, including 



Bouro. Amboina, and Ceram 23 



List of dredging stations at which starfishes were secured, with the 



species taken at each 2S 



Descriptions of species 35 



Family Porcellanasteridae 35 



Genus Sidonaster 35 



Sidonaster vaneyi 35 



psilonotus 3T 



Genus Benthogenla 39 



Benthogenia cribellosa 39 



Family Goniopectinidae 43 



Genus Ctenodiscus . 44 



Ctenodiscus orientalis 44 



Genus Goniopecten 4T 



Goniopecten asiaticus 4T 



Genus Prionaster , 50 



Prionaster analogus 50 



gracilis , 55 



megaloplax 5& 



Family Astropectlnidae 59 



Genus Craspidaster (jO 



Craspidaster hesperus . 60 



Genus Astropecten 62 



Astropecten polyacauthus 63 



phragmorus 65 



mindanensis 67 



vappa inaequalis ^ 69 



velitaris 70 



granulatus 73 



monacanthus 74 



eucnemis 75 



eremicus 79 



luzonicus 82 



tenellus 84 



pediceliaris 87 



Genus Ctenopleura 90 



Ctenopleura astropectinides 91 



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