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Afterias Rubens. Linn. No. 3. 

 The Ruddy-Purple Sea Star. Plate 

 X. Fig. 3. Stellated with five 

 fmooth rays, dotted or pundlured 

 on all fides ; of a fine purple color. 



Afterias Reticulata. Linn. No. 

 6. The Reticulated Sea Star. 

 Plate X. Fig. 4. Is ftellated with 

 reticulated fiiarp-pointed rays.. 



Afterias nodofa. Linn. No. 7. 

 The Knotty Sea Star. Plate X. 

 Fig. 5. Stellated with rays con- 

 vex, longitudinally elevated and 

 muricated. It dwells in the In- 

 dian Seas. 



Afterias Araneiaca. Linn. No. 



8. The Spider-Leg Rayed Sea 

 Star. Plate X. Fig. 6. Stellated, 

 the difk briftly with ftifF tentacula, 

 the edge articulated and varioufly 

 aculeated. It is an inmate of the 

 Mediterranean. 



Afterias Equeftris. Linn. No. 



9. The Equeftrian Sea Star. 

 plate X. Fig. 7. Stellated, the 

 difk netted and pierced through 

 with points, it has five tubercles, 

 the edge nearly articulated, and 

 underneath there is a fingle row of 

 tentacula. Dwells in the Medi- 

 terranean. This has alfo a difk 

 underneath, which the preceding 

 has not. 



Afterias Lsevigata. Linn. No. 

 10. The Smooth Sea Star. Plate 

 X, Fig. 8. Stellated, with femi- 



L'Etoile Pourpree. ■ „. 



Etoile'e a cinq rayons unis, poin- 

 tillee de tous cotes, d'une belle 

 couleur de pourpre. 



L'Etoile Reticulee. 

 Eft etoilee a rayons re'ticules et 

 pointus. 



L'Etoile Noueufe. 



Etoilee de rayons convexes, e'le- 

 ves longitudinellement et munis de 

 pointes. Se trouve dans I'Oceaa 

 Indien.. 



L'Etoile a Pattes d'Araigne'e. 



Etoilee, le difque herifte de tav 

 toirs roides ; le bord articule et 

 pointille diverfement. Habite la. 

 Mediterranee. 



L'Etoile Equeftre. 



Etoilee, le difque a rezeau et 

 perce de points a jour. Elle a cinq 

 tubercules; le bord a peu pres ar- 

 ticule et en deffous il y a. une 

 rangee fimple de tatoirs. Fait fort 

 fejour dans la Mediterranee. Celle- 

 ci a aufli un difque par deffous, ce 

 que la prece'dente n'a pas.. 



L'Etoile Unie. 



Etoile'e, a rayons femi-cylindri- 

 ques, obtufe'ment odogones et 



cylin- 



