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genus Cominia, thus leaving Comanthus intricata as the type of 
Comanthus, notwithstanding the fact that in the paper on Philippine 
crinoids the type is given as the A/ecto parvicirra of Professor 
Miller. 
Sub-genus Comanthina nov. 
Comanthus (Comanthina) nobilis (P. H. Carpenter). 
Actinometra nobilis 1884. P. H. Carpenter, '"Challenger” Reports, Vol. 
11, Zoology, p. 55; idem., Vol. 26, p. 336, pl. LXV (1888). 
BE regalis 1888. P.H. BEkpenter: "Challenger” Reports, Vol. 
26, Zoology, p. 347, pl. LXVIIL 
Comanthus nobilis 1908. A. H. Clark, Smiths. Misc. Coll. (Quart. Issue) 
Vol. 52 
Singapore. June 17, 1904. One specimen with nearly 
one hundred arms, 100 mm. in length measuring from the center 
of the centro-dorsal. There are no cirri, but the centro-dorsal stands 
up slightly above the surface of the radials. The space between 
the rays and lower pinnules where they are not in apposition is 
occupied by large irregular plates, which, however, are not so 
evident as in larger and more developed specimens at hand from 
the Philippine Islands. 
It is evident from Carpenter's figure of his Actinometra regalis 
that it is identical with the previously described nobilis, though the 
descriptions of the two as given by him are quite different. Nobilis 
very frequently retains a few of the cirri, as shown in the figure 
of regalis. 
Sub-genus Comanthus A. H. Clark. 
Specific group Validia. 
Comanthus (Comanthus) valida (P. H. Carpenter). 
Actinometra intricata Litken, M. 8. (part). ' 
Actinometra valida 1888. P.H. near er, Challenger” Reports, Vol. 
26, Zoology, p. 314, pl. 59, fig. 3 
Åctinometra littoralis sug P H. Carpenter, idem., Vol. 26, Zoology, 
p. 346, pl. 67, figs. 1 
Comanthus intricata Ad A. H Clark, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 
Vol. 21, p. 220. 
Bowen, Queensiand. One fine specimen with forty-five 
arms 195 mm. long; this specimen was first considered as repres- 
