ASTERIAS. 113 



The Asterias, or Solaster papposa, is named Kelle, or Te Kelle, or 

 Star-fish, by the Scotish fishermen. 

 It is not rare. 



Plate XXIV. 



Fig. I. Asterias (Solaster) papposa, reduced. Back. 



2. Portion of the skin, enlarged. 



3. Portion of the skin of another specimen, enlarged. 



4. Tuft enlarged. 



5. Tuft overhanging the madreporiform tubercle, enlarged. 



6. Sucker enlarged. 



7. Tentacular organ at the extremity of a ray, enlarged. 



8. Ocular or glandular specks at the end of the rays, enlarged. 



9. Speck of the specimen referred to, fig. 3. 



Plate XXV. Asterias (Solaster) papposa, under surface. 



Plate XXVI. 



Fig. 1 . Asterias (Solaster) ])apposa, cluster of capsules. 



2. Another. 



3. Another. 



4. Portion enlarged. 



5. Branch of capsules with ova, enlarged. 



6. Capsule ; ovum escaping at the summit, enlarged. 



7. Ova enlarged. 



8. Young Asterias, upper surface. 



9. The same, under surface. 



10. Another, farther advanced, under surface. 



Section II. — § 1. Opiiiura bracteata. — Plate-maU Star-fish.— 

 Plate XXVII. 



As many of the parts and the properties of the preceding animals 

 disappear in the following specimens, a new division is constituted 



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