Report of Pt. Phillip Biological Survey Committee. 135 



(1) Preliminary Report on the Crinoids obtained in the 

 Port Phillip) Biological Survey. 



By P. H. Carpenter, D.Sc, F.R.S. 



In the Summer Season of 18S7-8, a number of Crinoids 

 were dredged in the outer stations of Port Phillip, and from 

 outside the Heads, all of them by Mr. J. Bracebridge Wilson. 



Twenty-nine specimens were forwarded to Dr. P. H. 

 Carpenter, F.R.S., who has obligingly sent us early 

 information, notwithstanding his pre-occupation with other 

 work. 



Dr. Carpenter considers that five species of Comatulse are 

 represented, viz : — 



Antedon loiimila, Bell. 14 specimens. 



A. ivilsoni, Bell. 4 specimens. 



A. macronema, Mllll. sp. 2 specimens. 



A. sp. nov. (prob.) 5 specimens. 



Actiiiometra tricJioptera (Vail.) Mllll. sp. 4 specimens. 



A. 'pumila was described by Prof F. Jeffrey Bell, in the 

 Alert Report, from Port Jackson. By some confusion, when 

 he received, later on, Port Phillip specimens from Mr. Wilson, 

 similar to those sent to Dr. Carpenter, he described them as 

 new, under the title of A. incommoda. In a recent letter 

 to Mr. Wilson, Prof Bell writes : — " I am sorry to say that 

 Antedon incommoda is a synonym of A. 'puniila from Port 

 Jackson. There will be a note on the subject in the next 

 Annals." (A.M.N.H., March 1889). 



Dr. Carpenter adds, that the originals, both of A. piimila 

 and A. icilsoni, and also of Actinometra trichoptera, were 

 sent to Prof Bell by Mr. Wilson. They were not known 

 from Port Phillip before Mr. Wilson's dredgings. 



The novelties of our consignment to Dr. Carpenter are, the 

 liTst record of Antedon macronema from Port Phillip, and 

 the occurrence of a form, which " I believe to be a new 

 species ; but it may turn out to be only a strongly marked 

 variety of ^. pumila." 



Dr. Carpenter adds, "I have a large number of undescribed 

 species in hand from vai'ious localities and collections ; and 

 as soon as I have finished the Report on the BlaJre Comatula3 

 for Agassiz, I shall tackle them for the Linmean Societ}- ; 

 and I shall take the opportunity then of properly figuring 

 your A. ivilsoni, and also A. pumila. 



