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2. Comantheria briar eus (Bell). 
Bell. Proc. Zobl. Soc. London, 1882, p. 534 {Antedon briareiis). 
"Alert" Report, 1884, p. 163, pi. 14 {Antedon briareus). 
P. H. Carpenter. "Challenger" Reports. Comatulae, 1888, p. 60, N" 10 ; p. 330 (Actinometra 
briareiis); p. 332, pi. 63, figs. 6 — 8 {Acliriometra divaricata). 
Hartlaub. Nova Acta der Leop.-Carol. deutschen Akad. der Naturforsch., vol. 58, 1891, 
N" I, p. 94 {Actinometra divaricata). 
Bell. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1894, p. 394 {Actinometra parvicirra, part). 
KOEHLER. Revue Suisse zool., vol. 3, 1895, p. 289 {Actinometra divaricata). 
Mem. soc. zool. P'rance, vol. 8, 1895, p. 421 {Actinometra divaricata). 
A. H, Clark. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (Quarterly Issue), vol. 52, 1908, part 2, 
p. 205 {Comanthus divaricata) p. 206 {Coinanthus alternans). 
Proc. U. S. National Museum, vol. 36, 1909, p. 395 {Comanthus briareus); p. 396 (the 
specimen listed as Comanthus alternans in the preceding reference is erroneously referred 
to C. polycnemis). 
Zool. Anzeiger, vol. 34, 1909, N" 11 12, p. 365 {Comanthus briareus). 
Proc. U. S. National Museum, vol. 39, 191 1, p. 535 {Comanthus [Cotnanthus] briareus). 
Die Fauna Siidvvest-Australiens, vol. 3, 191 1, pp. 437, 439, 443, 444, 454. 
Recent Crinoids of Australia, 191 1, p. 752. 
Crinoids of the Indian Ocean, 191 2, p. 90. 
Proc. U. S. National Museum, vol. 43, 1912, p. 390. 
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 61, 1913, N" 15, p. 13. 
ReicheNSPERGER. Abhandl. der Senck. naturforsch. Ges., vol. 35, 1913, part i, p. 87. 
H. L. Clark. Records of the Western Australian Museum, vol. i, 1914, part. 3, p. 134 
{Comanthus a/ternans) ; p. 135 {Comantlius polycnemis). 
A. H. Clark. Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie, 191 5, p. 222. 
H.L.Clark. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication N''2i2, \c)\^,^. \02 {Comanthus 
callipeplum). 
Stat. 33. Bay of Pidjot, Lombok. 22 Metres and less, i Ex. 
Stat. 50. Bay of Badjo, western coast of Flores. Up to 40 Metres. 4 Ex. 
Stat. 60. Haingsisi, Samau Island, Timor. Reef, i Ex. 
Stat. 96. Southeastern side of the Pearl Bank, Sulu Archipelago. 15 Metres, i Ex. 
Stat. 125. Anchorage oft' Sawan, Siau Island. 27 Metres, i Ex. 
Stat. 144. Anchorage north of Salomakiee (Damar) Island. 45 Metres, i Ex. 
Stat. 240. Banda 9 — 36 Metres, i Ex. 
Stat. 257. In Du-roa Strait, Kei Islands. Up to 52 Metres, i Ex. 
Stat. 282. 8°25'.2S., i27°i8'.4E. 27—54 Metres. 2 Ex. 
Stat. 299. 10° 52.4 S., 123° 1. 1 E. 34 Metres. 2 Ex. 
The specimen from Stat. 33 has about 95 arms which are about 100 mm. long; the 
colour is a uniform yellow brown. 
The largest individual from .Stat. 50 has about 120 arms about iio mm. long; one of 
the lIBr series is 2; the IIIBr series on the five rays are as follows: (1) four of 2; (2) one of 
2 and three of 4 (3 + 4); (3) four of 2; (4) four ot 4 (3 + 4), two of these being on the IIBr 
2 series; (5) one of 4 (3 + 4) and three of 2; the centrodorsal is very small. A. similar example 
has all the IIBr series 4 (3 + 4); thirteen of the IIIBr series are 2 and seven are 4 (3 + 4); 
usually the IIIBr series of 4 (3 + 4) occur in pairs on the same IIBr series; the centrodorsal 
is very small and stellate. Another large specimen has one of the IIIBr series 4 (3 + 4), the 
other IIIBr series being 2, and all the IIBr series being 4 (3 + 4); the centrodorsal is very 
