1910.] FROM KERIMBA ARCHIPELAGO. 175 



similar to those described by Theel. Those of the ventral surface 

 consist of large numbers of spherical bodies. 



Length of spinous rods in dorsal integument 63 ju 



(text-fig. 16 A). 

 Length of rosettes in dorsal integument 22 jj. (text-fig. 16 B). 

 Length of spherical bodies in the ventral integument 18 - 5 p 



(text-fig. 16 C). 

 Width of spherical bodies in the ventral integument 1 1 fx. 



General distribution. Indian Ocean from E. Africa to the East 

 Indies; Funafuti. 



Mulleria miliaris Quoy & Gaimard. 



Holothuria miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (4). 



Holothuria lineolata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (4). 



Millleria lineolata Brandt, 1835 (6). 



Mulleria plebeja Selenka, 1867 (10). 



Millleria miliaris Semper, 1868 (11); Lamport, 1885 (18); 

 Theel, 1888 (20). 



Muelleria miliaris Bell, 1887 (21). 



Actinopyga miliaris Bell, 1887 (22). 



Mulleria miliaris Lndwig, 1887 (23); Sluiter, 1887(24), 1901 

 (28) ; Koehler & Vaney, 1908 (31). 



Two specimens from Station IX. Matemo Is. 

 Length 90 mm. and 125 mm. 

 Breadth 35 mm. and 45 mm. 



The body is wrinkled and much contracted. The pedicels are 

 arranged in three indefinite rows on the ventral surface. The 

 papilla? are scattered over the dorsal surface. There are twenty 

 tentacles and a similar, number of long tentacular ampulla?. The 

 calcareous ring consists of ten simple pieces. The body has well 

 developed circular muscles and there are five rows of longitudinal 

 muscles, each row being double. The deposits are typical. The 

 dichotomous rods vary in shape and size. 



Minimum length of rods 7*4 p. 



Maximum length of rods 44 - 4 p. 



General distribution. East coast of Africa, Indian Ocean, Bed 

 Sea, Sumatra, Fiji Is. 



Holothuria aleiventer Semper. 



Holothuria albiventer Semper, 1868 (11): Lampert, 1885 (18); 

 Theel, 1886 (20); Sluiter, 1901 (28). 

 Six specimens altogether. 



Length. Breadth. 



. Tunghi Bay. Station I , . 70 mm. 23 mm. 



85 mm. 30 mm. 



Nero-Nyuni Bay. St. YI 40 mm. 20 mm. 



Pekawi Bay. St. VII 85 mm. 35 mm. 



Pemba Bay. St. XIII 70 mm. 17 mm. 



45 mm. 23 mm. 



