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Brisingella ( B rhrn ya ) . 



Astrostephane {Brisinga). 



Craterohrisinga {Brisinga). 



Stegnohrisinga {Brisinga) . 



Taking the collection as a whole it is characterized by the numer- 

 ous species belonging to the Phanerozonia (139) and the few which 

 fall in the Spinulosa and the Forcipulata, these being mainly deep- 

 water forms. There are but 3 species of Asteriidae, a family very 

 poorly represented at any depth in the Tropics, while extraordinarily 

 numerous in the north Pacific, particularly on the American coast. 

 The census of species by families is as follows : 

 PorceUanasteridae^ 4. Poraniidae^ 1. 



Gonio'pectinidae^ 5. Asterinidae, 9. 



Asfropectinidae, 36. Echinasferidae, 6. 



Luldiidae, 8. Acanthasteridae, 2. 



Archasteridae^ 2. Solasteride, 4. 



Benthopectinidae^ 12. Myxasteridae, 1. 



Radiasteridae^ 1. Pterasteridae^ 7. 



Goniasteridae, 39. Zoroasteridae^ 6. 



Oreasferidae^ 9. Asteriidae^ 3. 



Linckiidae^ 21. Pedicellasteridae^ 3. 



Metrodiridae^ 1. Brisingidae, 12. 



Ganeriidae, 1. 



The following species attributed to the Philippine Islands were 

 not secured by the Albatross expedition: 



Astropecten imhellis Sladen; Sladen, 1889. 



Dystaster inermis Sladen, Celebes Sea; Sladen, 1889. 



Cheiraster trullipes (Sladen) ; Sladen, 1889. 



Anthenea spinulosa (Gray) ; Gray, 1840. 



Oreaster productus tuberatus (Sladen) ; Sladen, 1889. 



Pentaceropsis ohtusata (Bory de Saint Vincent) ; Sladen, 1889. 



Ophidiaster pus/'llus (Miiller and Troschel) ; Miiller and Troschel, 

 1842. 



Nardoa ohtusa (Perrier) ; Perrier, 1875. 



Freyella echinata Sladen ; Sladen, 1889. 



LIST OF STARFISHES RECORDED FROM CELEBES AND THE MOLUC- 

 CAS, INCLUDING BOURO, AMBOINA, AND CERAM. 



Species marked with an asterisk were taken by the Albatross in 

 this region. 



Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus). Bay of Amboina (de Loriol, 

 '93:387; Doderlein, '96:320); Moluccas (Sluiter, '95:63).^ 



Anthenea -ft avescens (Gray). Moluccas (Sluiter, '95:305). 



> These abbreviated citations refer to Bibliographic Index ; the first figure indicates the 

 year, the second the page. 



