141 
Antedon magnicirra (PI. IV.) 
This species appears to stand next to A. angustiradza of 
Carpenter’s classification (see Chall. Report Comat., p. 252), 
for there are three distichals not succceded by palmars, and 
the cirri are of great length, but not in as many as ten vertical 
rows, nor is the distichal pinnule longer than the rest. 
The centro-dorsal is high, with three or four vertical rows 
of sockets ; the cirri may be as much as 70 mm. long, and the 
joints 60-80 in number; the most proximal one very short, 
the next much longer, their successors broad and flattened 
from side to side, the distal 40 are keeled. The proximal 
arm joints are fairly rectangular, the rest are narrower, alter- 
nately, on one side than the other ; no pinnules are very long, 
but they are all stout. 
Length of arm about 100mm. Colour, cream yellow. 
The specimens were procured as follows :— 



5 a iS 
- . To IG 
Locality. How procured. = © |Nature of bottom.| 5 o 
o = D 2 
ei fo 
East London, Buffalo River, | By shrimp trawl 300 =| Sand 12725 
N.W. 3 W., 19 miles. 
East London, N.W. 3 N. | By shrimp trawl | 400-450| Sand and stones | 12792 
(approx.), 20 miles. 
East London, Buffalo River, | By shrimp trawl 310 | Coral and mud | 12885 
North, 15 miles. & 6 




Actinometra parvicirra. 
Alecto parvicirra, J. Miller, Abh. Ak. Berl., 1841, p. 185 ; 
Actinometra parvicirra, P. H. Carpenter, Trans. Linn. Soc. il. 
(1879), p. 27; id., Chall. Rep. Comat. (1888), p. 338. 
This variable species, with many names, which was the only 
Crinoid dredged by the “ Challenger”’ in Simon’s Bay, was 
taken in 17 fathoms in False Bay. Younger examples of 
the genus, which may belong to this species were dredged 
as follows :—(1) Off Algoa Bay, close to Riy Bank, Long. 25° 
51’ 30’ E., Lat. 33° 58’ S.; depth, 25 fms. Bottom, dark sand, 
black specks and rocks. Refer. No. 508A. 
(2) Tugela. River Mouth, N.W. by W., 3} miles; depth, 
14 fms. Bottom, rocks. Refer. No. 11385. 
[PUBLISHED 28TH AUGUST, 1905.] 
