﻿MARSHALL ISLANDS ECHENODERMS — CLARK 287 



OPHIDIASTER SQUAMEUS Fisher 



Ophidiaster squamcus Fisiikk, U. S. Fish Comin. Bull, for 1903, pt. 3, p. 1,079, 

 pi. 31, figs. 6, 6a, 66, pi. 37, lig. 4, 1906 {Albatross station 4100, Pailolo Chan- 

 nel, between Maui and Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, 130-151 fathoms). 



Locality. — Eoiigelap Atoll; outer reef tlats on the ocean side of 

 Enybarbar Island ; Morrison, June 18, 1946. One specimen, U.S.N.M. 

 No. E. 7516. 



Notes. — R= 40-45 nnn. Pedicellariae with straight alveolae are 

 rather numerous on the abactinal surface, some of them raised on 

 smooth elongate elevations. The color is bright red and yellow in 

 broad irregular bands. 



OPHIDIASTER LORIOLI Fisher 



Ophidiaster lorioli Fisher, U. S. Fish Comm. Bull, for 1903, pt. 3, p. 1,077, pi. 31, 

 figs. 4, 4a-d, pi. 39, fig. 3, 190G (Albatross station 3834, south coast of Molokai, 

 Hawaiian Islands, on reefs). 



Locality. — Eniwetok Atoll; outer reef, east end of Bogen Island; 

 Morrison, May 21, 1946. One specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7517. 



Notes. — All the rays are of different lengths, up tj 25 mm. long. 

 Only a single pedicellaria is present, in the center of an interbrachial 

 area on the oral side. There are two small madreporites. 



OPHiniASTER PUSILLUS Muller and Troschel 



Ophidiaster pusillus Muller and Troschel, Arch, fiir Naturg., Jahrg. 10, vol. 1, 

 p. 180, 1844 (Philippines). 



Localitiy. — Bikini Atoll; Bokororyuru Island; Morrison, April 30, 

 1946. One specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7518. 



Notes. — 11=20 mm. There are seven pedicellariae, each situated on a 

 second superomarginal, two in two of the interbrachial areas, and one 

 in each of the other three. 



Genus LINCKIA Forbes 



UNCKIA MULTIFORA (Lamarck) 



Asterias multifora Lamarck, Histoire naturelle des auimaux sans vert^bres, 

 vol. 2, p. 565, 1816 ( ?Seas of Europe). 



Localities. — Bikini Atoll ; in the lagoon ; 40-80 feet ; August 6, 1947. 

 One .specimen, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7272. 



Bikini Atoll ; Draeger, 1946. Two specimens, U.S.N.M. No. E. 7833. 



Bikini Atoll ; sandy reef flats behind the outer reef, opposite the 

 center of Bikini Island; Ladd, April 17, 1946. One comet, U.S.N.M. 

 No. E. 7539. 



Bikini Atoll ; Komurikku Island, reef ; Schultz, May 13, 1946. One 

 specimen, U.S.N.M., No. E. 7273. 



