6 T. GislAn, 



From Kiu-Shiu and the Goto Island are collected: 1) Gomissin 

 parvula, 2) GomantJms pinguis^ 3) Gaioptometra Harilaubi^ 4) Gyllometra 

 manca, 5) Cyllometra pulchella, (5) Neometra multicolor, 7) Asteromeira macro- 

 poda, 8) Pcrissomelra aranea, 9) Psathijrometra Wireni, 10) Erythrometra 

 rubra, II] Metacrimis 7iohilis tenuis, \2) M. interruptus, 13) Jlf. interruptus 

 form, ornatus and 14) M. rotundus or 14 species, including 3 new species 

 and a new form. N:r 1 und 14 are common with the Crinoid fauna of 

 the Sagami bay. n:r 11. 12 and 13 with that of the Bonin Islands. 



From the Bonin Islands there are: 

 1) GomateUa brachycirra, 2) G. macidaia, 3) G. stelligera. 4) Gomissia pere- 

 grina magnifica, 5) C. ignota minuta, 6) Gomaster delicata grandis, 7) G. 

 serrata, 8) Gomantheria grandicalyx, 9) G. grandicalyx flagellipinna, 10) 

 Gomanthus anmdcda, 11) G. parvicirra a comasieripinna, 12) G. parvicirra 

 P comanthipinna, 13) Gcdoptometra magnifica minor, 14) Eudiocrinus indi- 

 visiis, \~)) Eu. gracilis pulchellus, l(j) Eu. Loveni^ 17) Liparometra grandis, 

 IS) Genometra bella, 19) Gyllometra albopurpurea, 20) G. disciformis 21) 

 Tropiometra encrinus, 22) Pterometra trichopodo, 23) Asterometra anthus, 

 24) Stenometra dentata, 25) Diodontometra Bocki, 20) Gompsometraparviflora, 

 27) Dorometra nana, 28) D. parvicirra, 29) Glarkometra elegans, 30) Meta- 

 criniis nobilis tenuis, Zi) M. interruptus, 32) If. interniptus form, ornatus. 

 Among these 32 species there are 2 belonging to new genera, 5 new 

 species, 7 new varieties, and one new form. N:r II and 17 are also found 

 in the Sagami-list, N:rs 30. 31 and 32 in the one from the Goto Islands. 



As to the Sagami-species one can note some forms from a depth 

 of 100—400 fathoms (182 — 72S metres) which have not before been 

 found north of the areliijH'lago oi the Sunda-Islands. Probably it is 

 the warm Kuro-Shio stream wiiich passes northwards along the eastern 

 shore of Japan that has brought up the lar\a-stagps of these southern 

 species and that makes their duration in liiis northei'n waters possible. 

 According to the statement of Mr A. 11. (lark and the holothurian 

 specialist Dr. H. Ohshima a southern woof continues to assert itself in 

 the marine fauna up to the Sendai Bay, i. e. somewhat north of the 

 38"' latitude. The prominent point and Kingwa-San here prevent fur- 

 ther penetrating of the \\ai'm watei' and of southern foi-ms and mai-ks 

 the northern boundary of Indo-pacitic animals. Gomissia parvula was 

 previously found at the Philippine Islands and the smaller Sunda-Islands 

 at a depth of 73 — 522 metres. In the Bockian Collections the species 



