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Family Asterladje. 



Genus — Asterias, Linne, 82 species. 



1. A. CALAMARIA, Gray. 



Coramon in Port Jackson, Twofold Bay, and probably 

 on all the South-East coast of Australia. Tasmania ; 

 also in the Mauritius and Kew Zealand. 



2. A. eungieera, JE. Perrier. 



3. A. globifera, Gray. 



Tasmania. 



4. A. granieera, Lamarck. 



Australia. 



"With five subterete rays, reticulately granular, longer 

 granules, shot-like. The back is covered with a net- 

 work of round grains, with granular, smooth-like 

 points, some small, some large, with a small pedicel. 



5. A. polyplax, Midler and Troscliel. 



Tasmania. 



6. A. sinusoldea, JE. Perrier. 



Storm Bay, Tasmania. 



7. A. tenuispina, Lamarck. 



This is a Mediterranean species, and its occurrence in 

 Australia is doubtful. Von Martens is the authority. 

 It has, however, a very wide range, and occurs in 

 Mauritius. 



Genus Calvasterias, Perrier. 



8. C. asterinoides, JE. Perrier. 



Cape Grenville, Torres Straits, ISbrth Australia. 



Family EcuiNASTERiDiE. 

 Genus Solaster, Forbes, 8 species. 



9. S. decanus, Muller and Troscliel. 



S. W. Australia. 



Family Linckiad^. 

 Genus ISTectria, 2 species. 



10. N. ocellieera, Lamarck. 



It may help to its identification to give its diagnosis. 

 Unarmed, pentagonal angles extended, corniculate ; 

 back convex, tesselated with rounded granular, nearly 

 spherical plates. 



Family Goniasterid.£. 

 Genus Anthenea, Gray, 7 species. 



11. A. acuta, JE. Perrier. 



12. A. tuberculosa, Gray. 



Port Essington. 



