Southern Coast of New England. 153 
the arms of Brisinga spinulosa V., also appears to be new. _ 
The Ophiolebes Acanelle V., referred to above, lives clinging 
€ Ophiomitra is a new species § of large size, allied to 
‘nner ones resemble in size and form, the others successively smaller. Color dull 
ye vn, the spines and teeth darker. ; 
8 Diameter of disk, 13™"; length of arms about 40™"; largest spines, 2°5™™. 
ag tn in 843 fathoms, N. lat. 35° 49’ 30", W. long. 74° 34’ 45", 1 specimen, 
f Ophiacantha enopla, sp. nov. Disk rounded, rather smaller, arms five, rather 
long, side plates prominent, with long, slender, glassy, acute, minutely thorny 
slight, scarcely extending on the interbrachial area. Tentacle-scale minute; mouth- 
Papill@ rather long, acu 
Plea ding nearly erect on each side, while two or three more horizontal ones 
a ncarer the innerend, Yellowish white in alcohol; orange while living. 
meter of disk, 12™™: length of arms, 65™™; longest spines, 4™™. 
ons 1122, 1124, 2046, in 351 to 640 fathoms. a : 
‘Tadial nulifera V., sp. nov. Disk finely granulated, with slightly raised 
wn 8S: Showing the naked tips of the radial shields. Arms rather broad, 
nes on basal joints, 8 or 9, a little rough; the upper ones long and slen- 
i ve; tentacle-scale small, pitas pin 
becoming po®_.Ventral plates short. transversely oblong on 
Papill me trapezoidal farther ont. Radial shield strongly 4-lobed, small. Mouth- 
Dian all spiniform, 3 or 4 on each side of a jaw. 
meter of disk 9 to 11mm, Off Nova Scotia, 101 to 200 fathoms. 
arma ohiaeantha aculeata, sp. nov. A 
disk and very long, slender, slightly rough spines. 8 or 9 on eac nae 
: tyes nearly meeting above. The disk . somo’ and full, wit a 
Tough gpj Shields not exposed; surface evenly covered wit! 
obt, inules, terminated ay several sharp points. Jaws wider an a 
ed than usual; the mouth-papille are rather slender, all acute, usually 4 “ 
ch side 0 ajaw. Tentacle scale lanceolate acute. not yery large. Mouth- 
co 
. convex on 
tions 2034 and 2105. in 1: 
. 1346 and 1395 fathoms. 
: Ophiomitra spi a ial-shi te, notched at outer 
oul tira spinea V.. sp. nov. Radial-shields broad-ova Ne ee 
or 9 at base of 
