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Astropecten polyacanthus, M. Tr. Ram^svaram. 

 ,, ,, sp., juv. Ramesvaram. 



OPHUIROIDEA. 



Pectinura gorgonia, M. Tr. Ramesvaram. 



,, intermedia, n. sp., Bell. Ramesvaram. 



Ophiactis savignii, Atidouin. Ramesvaram. In canal system 



of a sponge, Suherites inconstans. 

 Ophiocoma erinaceus, M. Tr. Ramesvaram. 

 Ophiotlirix longipeda, M. Tr. Ramesvaram. 

 ,, nereidina, M. Tr. Ramesvaram. 



,, aspidota,' M. Tr. Ramesvaram. 



OphioiTiaza cacaotica, Lyman. Ramesvaram. 

 Hemieuryalid. Ramesvaram. Arms entwined round branches 



of (Suberogorgia suberosa. 

 Astrophyton clavatum, Lyman ? Pearl banks. 



ECHINOIDEA. 



Temnopleurus toreumaticus, Leshe. Ramesvaram. 



Temnopleuroid . 



Salmaeis bicolor, Ag. Pearl banks. 



,, dussumieri, Ag. Ramesvaram. Common in fishing- 

 nets at Madras. 



,, sulcata, Ag. Tuticoriu. 

 Stomopneustes variolaris, Lamk. Ramesvaram. 

 Eohinometra lucunter, Leshe. Tuticorin. 

 Fibiilaria volva, Ag. Ramesvaram. 

 Clypeaster humilis, Leske. Pearl banks. 

 Laganum decagonale, Less. Ramesvaram. 



,, depressum, Less. Ramesvaram. 



Echinodiscus biforis, Ag. Tuticorin. 



,, auritus, Leske. Ramesvaram. 



Ecbinolampas oviformis, Gmelin. Ramesvaram. 

 Rhinobrissus pyramidalis, A. Ag. Ramesvaram. 

 Brissus unicolor, Leske. Ramesvaram. 

 Metalia sternalis, Lamk. Tuticorin. 

 Lovenia elongata, And. Ramesvaram. 



HOLOTHUROIDEA. 



Cucumaria semperi, Bell. Ramesvaram. 

 Colochirus quadrangiilaris, Less. Pearl banks. 

 Actinocucumis difficilis, Bell. Ramesvaram. 



' Prof. E. V. Martens, to whom a specimen was sent, reports that he 

 cannot find any real difference between it and Miiller's type of Ophiothrix 

 aspidota, with which he compared it. 



