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Forty arms 60 mm. to 70 mm. long resembling, with the pinnules, those of 

 the other small species of the genus. 



Mouth central or sub-central; anal tube small, sub-central or marginal ; disk 

 naked. 



The colour in spirits is yellowish brown. 



Locality. — Andaman Lilands. — Twelve specimens. 



Depth. — 53 fathoms. 



COMASTER SERRATA. 



Comatula, serrata 1907. A. H. Clark, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 33, p. 154. 

 Comaster serrata 1908. A. H. Clark, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 33, p. 686. 

 Comaster parvicirra 1908. A. H. Clark, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. vol. 34, p. .106. 



Habitat.— Southern part of the Sea of Japan ; Southern Japan. 



Depth. — 55-95 fathoms. 



Remarks.— The small comasterids in the Alan Owston collection which T 

 originally determined as Camanthus parvicirra I find on re-examination to belons 

 to this species. 



COMASTER MINIMA. 

 Phnnogenia minima 1909. A. H. Clark, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 36, p. 392. 



Habitat. — Philippine Islands. 



Depth. — 16 fathoms. 



COMASTER sp. 



Remarks. — The collection contains numerous unidentifiable arm fragments 

 of some species of this genus from off Little Coco Island. 



Genus COMANTHUS. 

 Goldfussia 1891. Norman, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), vol. 7, p. 387 



(preoccupied). 

 Gomanthus 1908. A. H. Clark, Proc. Biol. Soe. Washington, vol. 21, p. 220 



(Comanthus intricata, sp. nov.).— Smiths. Miscell. Coll. (Quarterly Issue), 



vol. 52, part 2, p. 203.— 1909. Vidensk. Medd. fra den naturhist. Forening i 



Kobenhavn, 1909, p. 141. 



Subgenus Conmiitheria. 



Gomantheria 1909. A. H. Clark, Vidensk. Medd. fra den naturhist. Forening i 

 Kobenhavn, 1909, p. 142 (Antedon briareUS Bell, 1884). 



GOMANTHERIA POLYCNEMIS. 



Gomanthus polycnemis 1910. A. H. Clark, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 36, p. 396. 



Habitat.— Philippine Islands. 

 Depth. — 18-28 fathoms. 



