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of the proximal third of the arms. Another has six 1 1 Br 4(3+4) and one IIBr 2 

 series. The cirri have 30 33 segments and are 20 t<> 25 mm. in length. The color is 

 white with occasional blotches of brown on the arms. The third has five IIBr 4(3+4) 

 and two LTBr 2 series. 'Hi rtoriswhite, thecirri, and well-separated narrow hands 



on tin' arms, being purple 



The fifth specimen has 19 arms 80 mm. long. One of the IIBr series is absent. 

 I'll.' dorsal pole of the centrodorsal is flat, 3 nun. in diameter. The cirri arc XVIII, 



12, 20 mm. Ions:. The color is white, the cirri, narrow hands on the arms, and a 

 series <>f small regular spots on the proximal third of the arms brown. 



Of the It) specimens dredged by the Golden Crown off Gopalporo in 55-69 meters 

 two have 17 anus, three have is arms, three have 20 anus, and two have 21 arms. 



Of the 17-armed specimens one has the arms 7". mm. long, and the seven IIBr 

 scries 4(3 + 4); the cirri are L8 mm. long and are composed of 26-28 segments; the 

 color is white. The other has the arms 85 mm. long; the calyx and arm bases are white, 

 the arms light yellow brow n. Of the lS-arnied specimens one has the arms about 75 

 mm. long; all the IIBr series present are 4(3+4); a IIIBr 2 series, internally developed, 

 is present on one of the postradial series; the cirri arc 23 mm. long and are composed 

 of 32 cents; t he color is light yellow-brown. Another has the arms 90 mm. long; 



the eirri ore 23 mm. long and are composed of 30 segments; the color is white. The 

 third has the arms 1 10 mm. long; one postradial series is without IIBr series; of the 

 eight IIBr scries present seven arc 4(3+4) and one is 2; the cirri are 23 mm. long and 

 composed of 30-33 segments. 



One of the 20-armed specimens has the arms 70 mm. long; the color is white, 

 becoming yellow-brown on the arms, with the pinnules purple. Another has the arms 

 85 mm. long; the 10 IIBr series are 4(3+4) ; the cirri are 20 mm. long and are composed 

 of 25-27 segments; the color is white with the proximal portion of the arms spotted 

 along the sides and the remainder of the arms narrowly banded with purple; the cirri 

 are brown. The third has the arms 115 mm. long; the 10 IIBr series are all 4(3 + 4) ; 

 the cirri are XIV, 33-34, 25 mm. long; the color is white with faint purplish blotches 

 on the arms, the cirri being purple. 



One of the 21-armed specimens has the arms 75 mm. long; the 10 IIBr series are 

 4(3+4); the single internally developed IIIBr series is 2; the color is white, with the 

 cirri deep purple. The other 21-armed specimen has the arms 80 mm. long; the 

 10 IIBr series are 4(3+4); the single IIIBr series, which is developed internally, is 2, 

 the calyx and arm bases are white, the arms are yellow-browTi, and the cirri purple. 



The specimen from Puri Beach, Orissa, has 16 arms. 



The two specimens from Tuticorin in the British Museum are fine examples of 

 the species. One has 18 arms 90 mm. long and the cirri 25 mm. long; one of the IBr 

 series carries no IIBr series. The other has 17 arms. 



The specimen from Tuticorin Harbor collected by Dr. H. S. Rao has 17 arms. 



Of the three specimens from east of the Terribles two have each 25 arms, five 

 IIIBr 2 series being present all developed internally. The third is smaller with 

 only 13 arms. 



The two specimens from the Arrakan coast each have 22 arms, two IIIBr series 

 being developed, both internally. One has 35-42 and the other 47 cirrus segments. 

 The specimen presumably from the Arrakan coast is medium sized. 



