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10. On the Actinogonidiate Echinoclerms collected by 

 Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner at Funafuti and Rotuma. 

 By F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A., F.Z.S. 



[Received October 13, 1898.] 



The Eehinoderms, other than Holothurian forms, collected by 

 Mr. Stanley Gardiner do not present so many points of interest as 

 those to which Mr. Bedford's paper is devoted (see p. 834). 1 

 very much regret that the recent demands on my time prevented 

 me from availing myself as fully of Mr. Gardiner's kindness as 

 I at first hoped, but I am glad to have been able to introduce 

 Mr. Bedford to original systematic work. 



I. Crinoidea. 



The only Crinoid obtained was an Actinometra from the outer 

 part of the reef at B-otuma, which I have not been able to 

 specifically determine. 



II. ASTEROIDEA, 



The only Asteroids collected were Gulcita grex M. Tr. ; Gymna- 

 sterias carinifera Lamk. ; OphicUaster cylindricus Lamk., which was 

 taken both at Botuma and Funafuti ; and a number of most inter- 

 esting and instructive examples of the ' comet-form ' of Linckia 

 (probably both L. muUifons and L. miliaria) from Botuma, which 

 will be of great service to workers at this extraordinary means of 

 reproduction. 



III. Ophiuroidea. 

 The species found were all common and well-known : — 



1. Pectiinixa gorgonia M. Tr. Botuma. 



2. Ophiolepis cincta M. Tr. Botuma. 



3. O'phioplocus imhricafus M. Tr. Botuma. 



4. Ophiactis savignii M. Tr. Funafuti, outer reef. 



5. Ophiocoma erinaceus M. Tr. Funafuti, outer reef. 



6. „ scolopendrina Ag. Funafuti, outer reef, and 



also Botuma. 



7. Ophiarthnim elegans Peters. Botuma. 



8. „ pictum Lyman. Botuma. 



IV. ECHINOIDEA. 



These also are common reef-species : — 



1. Cidaris metularia Lamk. Botuma. 



2. Ecliinotlirix diadema L. ' Botuma and Funafuti. 



3. Tripneustes variegatus Leske. Botuma. 



1 See Loven, Bih. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Hdlgr. xiii. 4, no 5, p. 137. 



