218 A. FE. Verrill—Marine Fauna off the 
and handsome, and se generally orange or orange-red in color. 
Several are unlike those species from less than 500 fathoms, 
taken by the Fish Hawk. A. large, rather smooth Archaster, 
with a very large madreporic plate (A. grandis V.,)* and a 
remarkably spinose species of a related genus (Benthopecten spi- 
nosus V.),+ were associated with the Zoroaster at station 2035 
and elsewhere, generally between 1000 and 2000 fathoms. 
The Anthozoa were abundant, both in individuals and 
species, in most of the dredgings below 1000 fathoms. About 
0 species were taken, altogether, belonging to all the panos 
groups. Several were undescribed, while others are new a 
tions to our fauna, though previo usly obtained elsewhere bs 
the Blake or Challenger. It was also a source of satisfaction 
to us that we rediscovered, in larger numbers, the few remain- 
Among the Pennatulacea there are some hi ighly interesting 
forms. The remarkable deep-sea genus, Umbellu/a, originally 
discovered off the coast of enland, but hitherto unknown 
off the eastern coast of North Kheia, heugh recently dredged 
* Archaster grandis V., sp. nov. Five long, slender, tapering arms; disk small 
pentagonal, with concave sides. Dorsal surface unusually smooth, covered with 
small paxille, having minute spinules; among these are scattered three-bladed 
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space in the m iddle between ed ye margine s many See a  spinules. 
Larger Pan hoe Pca ro diameter of madreporic pla 
Benthopecten spino sp. n ays five, a — sates penis at 
base flat, ea gradually ‘aceite to ‘ong narrow tips. Dis very large and 
like the arms cov with a smooth skin an covered Biren pare with a slender 
central spine ; ae become larger toward the center, where there is a group of 
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marginal plates rather small. elevated in the ep more than 40 on each side; — 
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bears several ee oe and a single ip age Rondo and long, tape 
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slender spines a transverse outer r ue of 
two inner ng pit the largest. Suckers large, tapered, pinched up at tip. 
Larger radius, eee pees 22mm, Still larger examples were taken. ceaGoh 
2035, in 1362 fathom 
Benthopecten, gen. mbles Archaster, but differs in having no paxilla; 
the dermal plates aie bearing a single spine, sometimes two or three. 
Pe ae pl neem ee tee 
