Aseroe Jnnghuhnii), but is very rare there and was not found by 

 Penzig. It has recently been found again by Dr. Bernard, who has 

 kindly sent us the fine photograph which we publish. 



ASEROE LYSUROIDES. This was figured by Corda from specimens 

 from Australia. It has a long, slender stem and short, broad rays. Corda's 

 figures appear to me to represent two different genera, hence I do not repro- 

 duce it as I think there is surely something wrong about it. 



ASEROE ARACHNOIDEA (Figs. 55 and 56). This species 

 differs widely from all that precede. It has simple rays, not bifid, 

 as all others. The color is white: all others are red. It was based 

 on alcoholic material at Paris collected "sur fumier" in Cochin China, 

 by Dr. Harmand. It has since been found abundantly in Java by 

 Penzig and Dr. Bernard, though not on manure. The stem is hol- 

 low, and pervious at the top, and the arms crown the limb of the stem. 



Fig. 60. 



LATERNEA PUSILLA. 

 LATERNEA TRISCAPA. (From the type.) 



THE GENUS LATERNEA. 



This genus consists of columns (usually two to five) that are 

 united at the top and bear the gleba clinging to the under side. It 

 is chiefly an American genus, being very common in South America 

 and Southern United States. There is one record from Africa and 

 one species known from Japan. 



LATERNEA COLUMNATA (Fig. 57 and 58). Columns from 

 three to five, usually four. When perfectly developed there is a 

 groove on the outer surface. Color red, or perhaps also white. White 

 plants have been figured from Chile and Africa that are probably 

 the same thing. This is the original species of Laternea, and is the 

 most common one. It is abundant in Southern United States and 

 South America, and is also known from the West Indies and Hawaii. 



LATERNEA TRISCAPA (Fig. 59). This was the second species named, 

 and is known only from the original figure. It is very much the same as 

 Laternea columnata except its small size, and it may be only a small form. 



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