120 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [CHAP , 



Asteropsis pulmllus, O. F. MULLER, were not met 

 with beyond the 100-fathom line. A curious little 

 group of cushion stars, hitherto supposed to be con 

 fined to high latitudes, were represented by Pteraster 

 militant, H. and T., and P. puMlhu, SARS, and by 

 two forms new to science,-one, Korethraster h is 

 />, spn with the whole of the upper surface" 

 covered w lt h long free paxillas like sable brushes (R, 

 15). Ranges of delicate spatulate spines border the 



r, 'aster pellucidus, Ww, 



THOMSON. Ventral aspect. Natural .size. ( No. 59 ) 



is perhaps even er genus ( F %- 



very flat ^hedo" 61113 ^ 16 - The ^ar-fish i 



short 



spnes t - A row 



lengthened an! ^ ^^ T " ^^ 

 the side of one arm meet ^ ^ rUnnill alon ^ 



leeta and unites with the web 





