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THREE CRUISES OF THE "BLAKE/ 



Guadeloupe, and in 1,200 fathoms fine living specimens of Fla~ 



Fig-. 466. Paracyathus conf ertus. 

 (Pourtales.) 



Fig-. 467. Stephanotrochus diadema. 

 (Pourtales.) 



bellum Moseleyi (Figs. 468, 468 a) were obtained ; this spe- 

 cies has an extensive geographical range. Its ally, Flabellum 



Fig. 468. 



Flabellum Moseleyi. 



Fig-. 468 a. 

 (Pourtales.) 



iy is quite common off the east coast of the United States, 

 and grows to a considerable size. The stout tentacles and disk 

 are of a salmon-color. 



Desmophyllum Riisei (Fig. 469) is a species growing in 

 clusters ; it ranges from 88 to 120 fathoms off Montserrat, Do- 

 minica, and Martinique. Desmophyllum solidum (Fig. 470) 

 is the West Indian representative of several species of this type 

 from the tertiary beds of Sicily. A very fine specimen of Des- 



