REPORT ON THE OPHIUEOIDEA. 



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POSTSCRIPT. 



After the death of Sir Wyville Thomson, and when this work was ah'eady printed, 

 some bottles containing Challenger Ophiuroidea were found in his study, among the 

 collections he had retained for examination. Most of the species had been described. 

 There was, however, one new OjMacantka, one OpUoynastus, and a species of a new 

 o-enus. These will be described and figured in the Bulletin of the Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology. 



The following is a list of the species above referred to : — 



Ophiocjlypha irrorata {?), Lym. (adult). Off Coast of Portugal ; 470-1125 fathoms. 

 hjmani. Station 313 ; 55 fathoms. 

 deshayesi, Lym. (young). Station 150 ; 150 ftithoms. 

 convexa, Lym. Probably near Station 339. 

 confmgosa, Lym. Off Coast of Portugal ; 470-1090 fathoms (?). 



Specimen with thick skin. It is found also off New England. 

 bidlata, Wyv. Thom. Station 91 ; 2850 fathoms. 



Some with large rosette of primary 



plates. 

 kinhergii. Port Jackson. 

 minuta (?), Lym. Station 285 ; 2375 fathoms. Differs from type in 



more numerous and swollen small disk scales, and in wanting the 



single tentacle scale. 

 lepida (var. ?), Lym. Station 1 ; 1127 fathoms. Numerous disk 



spines rarely seen in Ophioghjpjlm lepida. Arm comb papillse 



longer. 

 Opkiomxisium 2)lanum, Lym. Differs from the typical original from West Indies only 



in less marked microscopic tubcrculation. Off Coast of Portugal ; 



470-1090 fathoms (?). 

 lymani, Wyv. Thom. Off Coast of Portugal. . 



Station 235. 



J) 33 " 



Ophiactis carnea, Ljn. Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope ; 10-20 fathoms. 

 Ophlura hrevispina , Lym. Off Bahia. 



