86 Miscellaneous. 



The parasites measured about -j^J-^", exclusive of the cilia, whose 

 length more thaa equalled the diameter of the body. I believe 

 them to have come from some one of those cavities of the llotifer's 

 body which are filled with clear rather thin fluid, perhaps from the 

 stomach, but think it unlikely they can have come from the 

 intestinal canal, because of their extreme fragility and of the very 

 long investing cilia, making the total size too great for such confined 

 quarters. 



The characteristics above noted bring this form within the genus 

 AnopJophrya, if we except the inconspicuousness of the endoplasm, 

 supposing it present, but prevent its identification with any specific 

 form therein included, that to which it most nearly approaches being 

 A. sociaUs, described by Dr. Leidy, under the name of Leucophrys 

 sociaUs, as present in the freshwater Polyzoon Uniatella gracilis. 

 From A. socialis it differs, however, in point of size, being but one 

 sixth that of the latter, in not having the cuticle striate, and in the 

 superior length of its cilia. 



I propose to name this new species Anoj^lopJirya Notei. 



Briefly stated the specific characteristics of this form are as 

 follows : — Body globose or ovate, variably clothed with cilia more 

 than equalling its length ; endoplast undetected ; contractile vesicle 

 small ; length a-xru"' Hah. Eudoparasitic in Noteus. — Amer. Journ. 

 Sci. Nov. 1885, p. 377. 



Oil the Stellerida collected during the Expedition of the ' Talisman.' 

 By M. E. Perkier. 



The number of species of Stellerida collected during the expedi- 

 tion of the ' Talisman ' amounts to fifty-four, represented by nearly 

 two hundred specimens, some of which come from a depth exceeding 

 4000 metres. After the exploration of the great depths of the 

 Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico by Alexander Agassiz, and 

 the voyage of the ' Challenger,' it might be feared that a great num- 

 ber of the species dredged by the ' Talisman ' would be already known. 

 Even if this were the case its expedition would not have been un- 

 fruitful ; it would have contributed to strengthen the idea of a 

 supposed uniformity in the deep-sea fauna, and would have enriched 

 our museums with specimens which we cannot hope to obtain by 

 exchange. But we need not dread seeing the results of the voyage 

 so ably organized by M. Alphonse Milne-Edwards reduced to these 

 proportions. As yet we have found only three species of Stellerida 

 common to the West Indian seas (Dorigona urenata, E. P. ; Gonio- 

 jjecten std)tilis, E. P. ; and Archaster (Chei raster) mirabilis, E. P.). 

 The species identical with those of the ' Challenger ' and of various 

 English expeditions are the following : — Brisinga coronata, Zoro- 

 aster fidgens, and Arcaster hifrons. Of the species of Starfishes 

 collected thirty-five are new, and many are eminently instructive by 

 the combinations of characters they present. 



A more complete examination of the forms of Brisingidae which 

 we have designated by the names of Brisinga elegans, B. seniicoro- 

 nata, and B. rohiista has shown us in them in abundance those 



