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the Lofoten Islands. Stichaster talismanz, off the Canary Islands 
and Azores. ~*Stichaster felipes, off the Cape of Good Hope. 
Stichaster nutria, from South Georgia. 
Pactric: Four species between the parallels of 10° and 55° S. 
*Stichaster aurantiacus, off the coasts of Chiliand Peru. *Stich- 
aster polygrammus, off the western coast of South America, near 
the entrance to the Strait of Magellan. Stichaster australis, from 
New Zealand. *Stichaster polyplax, from South Australia. 
8. Bathymetrical range: 2 to 782 fathoms. 
Stichaster albulus extends from 3 to 192 fathoms, passing into the Conti- 
nental zone. Stichaster roseus occurs in from 2 to 50 fathoms. Stichaster 
polyplax in 38 to 40 fathoms. Stichaster felipes in 150 fathoms. Stichaster 
polygrammus is found in the Continental zone at a depth of 245 fathoms. 
Stichaster talisman inhabits the Abyssal zone, its range of depth extending 
from 517 to 782 fathoms. 
y. Nature of the Sea-bottom: Nearly all the species of which the habitat is recorded 
have been found on a hard bottom. Stichaster albulus, on rocks, stony ground, 
and branching Nullipores ; Stichaster roseus on sandy clay ; Stichaster auran- 
tiacus on rocks; Stichaster polyplax on sand and shells; Stichaster felipes on 
Green sand; Stichaster polygrammus on Blue mud. 
The species collected by the Challenger Expedition are indicated in the above list by 
an asterisk. 
Chorological Synopsis of the Species herein mentioned. 
Ocean. Range in Fathoms. Nature of the Sea-bottom. 
Stichaster albulus. . : Atlantic. 3 to 192 | Rocks, and hard ground. 
Stichaster aurantiacus ; Pacific. | Shallow water. Rocks. 
Stichaster felipes . : Atlantic. 150 Green sand. 
Stichaster polyplax . A Pacific. | 38 to 40 Sand and shells. 
Stichaster roseus . : Atlantic. 2 to 50 Sandy clay. 
Stichaster polygrammus . Pacific. 245 Blue mud. 
1. Stichaster aurantiacus (Meyen), Verrill. 
Asterias aurantiaca, Meyen, 1834, Reise um die Erde, Thi. i. p. 222. 
Stichaster striatus, Miiller and Troschel, 1840, Monatsber. d. k. preuss. Akad. d. Wiss. Berlin, April, 
p. 102. 
