126 THREE CRUISES OF THE “BLAKE.” 
which he had access in the various European museums, entirely 
confirm and extend the conclusions to which he had previously 
been led respecting the separation of Antedon and Actinometra 
as distinct generic types. A glance at the skeleton is sufficient 
to enable one to distinguish the genus. 
With another species of Comatula, in 450 fathoms, Pourtalés 
dredged off Cojima two mutilated specimens belonging to a type 
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of singular interest. "This new Comatula may be considered as 
a permanent larval form; and it is not a little singular to find 
larval characters persisting in recent Comatule. For this re- 
markable combination Carpenter has established a new genus, 
which he proposes to call Atelecrinus. (See Fig. 416.) 
In conclusion, I may mention that many of the Comatula ex- 
amined were the hosts of Myzostomidee. These curious para- 
sites have been fully described by Dr. von Graff, from the ma- 
terial of the * Challenger” and “ Blake." I give here figures 
