584 A. E. Verrill — Echinoderms of the Bermudas. 



facilities for keeping it cold for several days, as we had successfully- 

 done with several large, gelatinous, deep-sea species of holothurians 

 on former occasions. 



The spotted Stichopus {S. xanthomela Heilp.) is much less com- 

 mon, and it is also difficult to preserve, though we succeeded fairly 

 well with some of the smaller specimens in alcohol. I am not pre- 

 pared to express a decided opinion as to its specific distinctness, for 

 I have not yet studied it with care. It is referred to S. Mohii 

 Semper, by Clark. We observed only these two forms of Stichopus. 



No crinoids have been positively recorded, though Sir W. Thom- 

 son (Narrative Voy. Challenger) mentions seeing a mutilated speci- 

 men of the rare genus JSolopus in a local collection at Bermuda. 

 Very likely it occurs in deep water, outside the reefs. 



The total number of echinoderms now known from the Bermudas 

 is about 40, all of which seem to be identical with West Indian 

 species. 



The small variety of true starfishes is remarkable, for only four 

 species are known, and two of these are very rare. Asterias tenuis- 

 pina is the only common species, though the little polygonal Asterina 

 folium is not rarely found under stones at low-tide. It is usually 

 pale blue in life, a very unusual color among echinoderms. The 

 others, Lxddia clathrata and Ophidiaster Guildingii, are very rare. 



Additional Species of Echinoderms. 



OPHIUROIDEA. 



In the following list the sequence and nomenclature used is the 

 same as in my Faunal Catalogue (This vol., p. 372). 



PECTINURID^ Ver. (This vol., pp. 303, 372.) 

 Ophiura brevicauda (Liitk.) Lyman. 



Ophioderma brevicauda Liitken, Vidensk. Meddel., Jan., 1856, p. 8; Addit. ad 

 Hist. Ophiur., pt. ii, p. 94, pi. 1, figs. S-'de, 1859. 



Ophiura brevicauda Lyman, lUust. Catal. Mus. Comp. Zool., i, p. 16, 1865. 

 Verrill, Notes on Eadiata, Trans. Conn. Acad., i, p. 342, 1868. Lyman, 

 Eeport Voy. Challenger, Zool., Ophiuroidea, v, p. 9, 1882. 



Crevices in the reefs; not common, 1898. Florida and West 

 Indies to South America. 



