346 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Aug.-Sept., 1913. 
KCHINODERMA. 
Two species of Asteropecten were obtained, viz. A. indicus, 
Déderlein and A. andersoni, Sladen. In addition, large black 
Holothurians, Holothurea atra, J ager, were common on the 
beach and two specimens of a smaller variety, having a purple 
colour, were obtained from the same situation. 
NERMERTINEA. 
accompanied by one or more young larval fish. A few 
examples belonging to the genus Cassiopea were also obtained 
in the bay. 
As already mentioned above a few isolated colonies of a 
Species of Favia were found growing in rock-pools near the 
N See to the Bay, but there were no large beds seen any- 
where. 
PoRIFERA.—Two species of Sponge were found growing 
on the rocks. Dr. N. Annandale has been kind enough to 
identify these for me: he informs me that one belongs tu the 
genus Spongosorites and the other is an example of [sodictya 
tubuloramosa, Carter. This att pecies iginally described 
from the Mergui Archipelago (Carter, 1889, p. 70). The present 
Specimens agree closely with the type both in structure an 
external appearance, except that they are of a bright purple 
ets ey ereas the type has completely lost any colour it may 
BOTTOM TRAWLING. 
During the Survey season 1910-11, it was only possible to 
carry out four trawls, at stations 388—391, but during the 
trawls : 
se all belonged to the Turbinolidae 
he following species. 
—— 
Sewell, 1912 (a) 2 Kemp and Sewell, 1912. 
