ACTINOPODOUS HOLOTHURIOIDEA. 



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'01); Buka-13ai, Rotti, lUff (Sluiteu '01); Romn, Rifl'. (Sluiter '01); 

 Bima-Bai, Riff (Sluiteu '01) ; Ambon, Riff (Sluiter '01) ; Liunn-Iiaiun, 

 Riff (Sluiter '01) ; Southei-Ji Kyiishu and Liakiu Is. 



Family IV. MOLPADIIDAE. 



Goniis Caudina Stimpson 1853. 

 66. Caudiita ransonnetii v. Mauenzeller. 



(PI. Vm., «■;. 70). 



Caudina ransonnetii v. Marenzeller 18S1, p. 126, Taf. IV., Fig. 5. 

 LuDWiG 1883, p. 158.— L.\mpert 1885, p. 210.— Theel 1886 n, p. 54.- 

 LrmviG 18S9— '92, p. 35-1. 



Specimens examined : — 



Description : — " Tentacle.s fifteen, like tliose in tlie preced- 

 ing species (C arenata, each with about four digits). Di'posits — 

 regularly perforatt;d, very Hat cui)s witli outwardl}', upwardly 

 directed teeth in the margin ; the upi'iiing of tlie cujis is closed 

 by an X-shaped figure with low-knobs in the centre and at the 

 ends of tlie arms." (Theel p. 54). 



7i'c'??if(r/,'.s : The spt'cimens examined by me are somewhat 

 larger than tliose of v. ]\lAiiENZELLEE : 7.5 cm. x 2 cm. (of which 

 the tail is 2.3 cul); X. 3 cm x 2.3 cm. (the tail 2.6 cm.); 9.2 cm. 

 X 2.5 cm. (the tail 3.3 cm.) 



