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States Exploring Expedition in the "South. Pacific” (probably Aus- 
tralia) so unites the two forms that we cannot but consider them 
identical; this example has arms about 200 mm. long, eirri XXXIV, 
the only six which are complete having 29, 25, 30, 33, 33, and 
33 joints; a Japanese specimen from Misaki, with an arm length 
of 230 mm., has the cirri.XXVIII, 29—85, thus: rendering the 
separation of the two impossible so. far as this character is con- 
cerned, and I can find no differences in the arm and pinnule 
structure. The Australian material available is scanty and un- 
satisfactory, and more perfect specimens may possibly show some 
grounds for the recognition of two forms; but it certainly cannot 
be done as matters stand now, and, considering the enormous range 
of the only other species of the genus, it appears most probable 
that our present conclusions are correct. 
Korean Straits, near the Goto Islands;:33?:08' N. 
lat., 1299 20' E. long.; 36 fathoms; Schønau, March 
14, 1890. A magnificent specimen from this locality has the 
arms 230 mm. in length, equaling in size the largest examples 
from Misaki; the cirri are XXVIII, 35—41, 40 mm. long; the 
pinnules are similar to those of specimens from Misaki; P, is 
20 mm. long, P, 30 mm., P, is similar to P,, and the following 
gradually decrease in length; the distal pinnules are 17 mm. long. 
On some of the arms P, is more nearly as long as P,. 
This species was previously in Japan only known from Misaki, 
where it is abundant. 
The colour of the Bowen specimen is a very: deep violet, 
nearly black, as in Hartlaub's type, and in the specimen from 
the: "South Pacific”; the specimen from the Korean Straits is 
bright yellow; specimens from Misaki are ordinarily violet, but 
frequently yellow.  Tropiometra carinata from the Atlantic. ocean 
and from South Africa is most commonly violet and white, or 
Purple and yellow, in varying proportions, the violet or purple usu- 
ally, though not always, predominating, and the same is true of 
all the specimens I. have seen from thé south Pacific and Ceylon ; 
