Sp. 7. OPHIURA BRACHIATA. 
O. corpore squamoso in ter radias emarginato, squamis 10 
subgeminatis majoribus: radiis longissimis squamis trans- 
versis, spinis brevibus. 
Asterias brachiata. Montagu. 
Habitat in Anglize occidentalis Mari. 
LONG-RAYED OPHIURE. 
Body squamous, emarginaie between the rays, with ten 
scales larger than the others, and nearly geminated ; 
rays very long, with transverse scales and short spines. 
This species was first noticed by Montagu, and was de- 
scribed by him in the Transactions of the Linnean Society. 
It is very common on the western coasts of England, in 
deep water. 
Sp. 8. OPHIURA ELEGANS. 
Corpore squamoso inter radias tenue subemarginato squa- 
mis 10 geminatis majoribus; radiis longis squamis sub- 
transversis, spinis brevibus. 
Habitat in Angliz occidentalis mari rarius. 
Mus. nost. 
ELEGANT OPHIURE. 
Body squamous, very slightly emarginate between the rays, 
with ten geminated scales larger than the others; rays 
Jong, with somewhat transverse scales and short spines. 
I have occasionally found this species on the rocks on the 
southern coast of Devonshire. It is to be distinguished 
from O. Bracutata by other characters than those given 
