﻿MARSHALL ISLANDS ECHINODERMS — CLARK 285 



Family OREASTERIDAE 

 Genus CULCITA L. Agassiz 



CULCITA NOVAE-GUINEAE Mttller and Troschel 



Culcita novac-guineae Muixeb and Troschel, System der Asterlden, p. 38, 1842. 



Localities. — Bikini Atoll ; north side of the lagoon, by diving to a 

 depth of 15 feet; March 11, 1946. Three specimens, U.S.N.M. Nos. 

 E. 7960, E. 7961, E. 7962. The diameter of the largest (in alcohol) is 

 225 mm. 



Bikini Atoll ; Bokororyuru Island, west side ; Morrison, August 12, 

 1948. One specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 6997. 



Eniwetok Atoll ; Arambiru Island, ocean reef; Schultz, June 3, 1946. 

 One specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7964. 



Eniwetok Atoll; Pujiyoru Island, ocean reef; Schultz, June 2, 1946. 

 One specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7963. 



Family LINCKIIDAE 

 Genus NEOFERDINA Livingstone 



NEOFERDINA OCELLATA (H. L. Clark) 



Ferdina ocellata H. L. Clark, The Echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait, p. 60, pi. 

 6, fig. 5 (colored), pi. 31, figs. 1, 2, 1921 (Mer, Murray Islands, Torres Strait). 



Locality. — Bikini Atoll ; Namu Island, ocean drift on the north side : 

 Morrison, March 30, 1946. One beach-worn specimen, U.S.N.M. No. 

 E. 7364. 



^yotes. — R = 33 mm., r= 10 mm. ; width of rays at base 12 mm. This 

 specimen agrees well with Dr. H. L. Clark's original description and 

 figures, based upon a single specimen from Mer, Murray Islands, 

 Torres Strait. Since the species was originally described two addi- 

 tional specimens have been recorded, another from Mer and one from 

 Northwest Islet. 



Neoferdina ocellata is probably conspecific with N. cancellata 

 (Grube) , described from a specimen without locality and later recorded 

 from Fiji. 



Genus FROMIA Gray 



FROMIA BALANSAE E. Perricr 



Fromia ialan^ae E. Pekriee, Arch. zool. experim., vol. 4, p. 178, 1875 (New 

 Caledonia). 



Locality. — Eniwetok Atoll ; East Rigili Island ; Morrison, May 30, 

 1946. One specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7524. 



Notes. — R=25 mm., r=7 mm. This specimen agrees well with the 

 figure of the type specimen published by Koehler (Echinoderma of 

 the Indian Museum, Part vi, Asteroidea II, pi. 18, figs. 7, 8, 1910) . 



