286 Mr. J. E. Gray’s Synopsis of 
as the width of the body; the spines near the ambulacra oblong, 
compressed, truncated. 
Inhab. ‘ 
11. Linckia intermedia. Rays elongate, cylindrical, rather taper- 
ing at the end, formed of oblong convex ossicula; pore on the back 
single, on the sides in 2 rows of groups of 3 or 4, the series of spines 
on the side of the ambulacra separate from it and from one an- 
other. 
Inhab. . 
12. Linckia Erythrea. Rays elongate, cylindrical; the row of 
small spines near the ambulacra double in some part of its length. 
Inhab. Red Sea. James Burton, Esq. 
c. Ambulacra with a series of short filamentous spines, placed in 
groups of 4 or 5 (1 group on each ossicule) ; rays formed of series of 
tubercles with (1 or 2) small holes between them, and covered with 
granules. 
* Rays with only 1 (or 2) series of small blunt spines on the side 
of the ambulacral spines. 
25. Fromia, Gray. 
Rays 5—8, flat, triangular, formed of flat-topped granular tuber- 
cles. 
1. Fromia milleporella. Asterias Sebz, Blainv., Seba, Thesaur, 
t. 8. f. a. 6. Asterias Millepora, Lam. Rays flat, pale yellow (dry.). 
Var.1. Rays 6, rather slender; Var, 2. rays 7, slenderer; Var. 3. 
larger, 5 or 6-rayed. 
Inhab. Isle of France, Dr. W. EH. Leach. Indian Ocean, Gen. 
Hardwicke. Red Sea. James Burton, Esq. 
26. Gomoruia, Gray. 
Rays elongate, cylindrical, tapering, with a terminal tubercle ; back 
with large rounded tubercles ; back of the rays with series of large 
conical convex tubercular spines; the spines near the ambulacra 
small, crowded. 7 
1. Gomophia Egyptiaca. Rays tapering, acute, 4 times as long as 
the width of the body, with 5 irregular rows of conical acute tu- 
bercles. 
Inhab. Egypt. Sir J. G. Wilkinson. 
** Rays with the series of spines on the side of the ambulacra gra- 
dually passing into the granulations which crowd on them. 
27. Narpoa, Gray. 
Rays cylindrical, spineless, formed of large granular convex ossi- 
cula. 
1. Nardoa variolata. Asterias variolatus, Lam. 36; Oudart, t. 
f. . Pentadactylosaster variolatus, Linck, t. 8. f.10. Linckia va- 
riolosa, Nardo. 
Inhab. Mediterranean Sea. 
