STARFISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS. 



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Philippine Species whose apparent nearest Relatives live in the Pacific — 



Continued. 



* Species so marked have a known range outside the Philippines. 



IV. Analysis of Species taken outside of Philippine Waters. 



(a) Species confined so far as known to the China Sea but not oc- 

 curring in Philippine waters: 



Persephonaster tenuis. 

 Luidia orientalis. 



Anthenoides lithosorus. 

 Marginaster paucispinus. 



{h) Species taken only in the Celebes and Moluccan region: 



Radiaster notahilis. AstrostephaTie Trwluccana. 



Solaster tropicus. 



{c) Species taken from Celebes waters only: 



Strait of Macassar — 

 Benthopecten styracius. 

 Tarsaster distichopus. 



Gulf of Tomini — 

 Persephonaster mono- 

 stoechus. 

 Koremaster evaulus. 

 Pseudar chaster oligo- 

 porus. 



Buton Strait — 

 Persephonaster multi- 



c'mctus. 

 Aphroditaster micro- 



ceramui. 

 Nymphasfer arthrocne- 



mis. 

 Ferdina glyptodisca. 



Freyellaster spatulifer. 



Myxaster medusa. 

 Uymenaster rhodopep- 

 plus. 



Paranepanthia platy- 



disca. 

 Bythiolophus acanthi- 



nus. 

 Brisingenes mimica. 

 Brisingenes anchista. 



