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DREDGING REPORTS. 



Thy one flex us, Hodge. PL X, figs. 2-14. 



Body about five times as long as thick, very slightly tapering 

 towards the hinder part ; feet very numerous, thickly covering 

 the entire animal with the exception of a small space near the 

 anterior end. Length barely one inch, and about -^ths of an 

 inch thick. Colour light dusky brown, the anterior end being of 

 a lighter hue. 



Body spicules (or plates) of varying forms and dimensions ; 

 perforations round or slightly oval ; on their first formation four 

 such perforations are arranged round two nodules, which, when 

 viewed sideways, are seen to be two stalks meeting at the top 

 and terminating in several minute points ; in some cases, that of 

 large plates, three of these "nodules" are present. The prevail- 

 ing shape of the plates nearly square, with eight perforations. 

 This form is however soon lost in the further growth of the plate, 

 which seldom again presents any regular outline. Feet spicules 

 much curved, the convex or upper part being produced into two 

 stalks meeting at the tips, and having a triangular opening be- 

 tween them. Each foot furnished with a plate at the extremity, 

 irregular in outline, with numerous irregular perforations, the 

 larger being concentrically arranged. 





1862. 



1863. 



1864. 







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Remarks. 







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3 



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Antedon rosaceus, Linck 











* 





Eare. 



Ophiothrix fragilis, Mutter . . 



* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



Very common. 



Aniphiura filiformis, Mutter 





* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



Frequent. 



Chiajei, Forbes . . 









* 



* 



* 



Eather rare. 



Ballii, Thompson. 



* 





* 



* 



* 



* 



Very frequent. 



Ophiocoma nigra, Mutter . . 







* 





* 





Partial in distri- 

 bution. 



Oplriopholis aculeata, Miitter 





* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



Eather rare. 



Ophiura lacertosa, Pennant. . 





* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



Frequent in 

 deep water. 



albida, Forbes .... 



-* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



* 



Very common. 



affinis, Liitken .... 





* 



* 





* 



* 



Common. 



squamosa, Liitken . . 







* 









Eare. 



Astropecten irregularis, Fen. 



* 





* 



* 



* 



* 



Frequent. 



Luidia Sarsii, JDiiben § Koren 



* 





* 



* 



* 



* 



Eather rare. 



Solaster papposus, Linnaeus . . 



* 





* 





* 



* 



Frequent. 



