234 



GEODIA RENIFORMIS. 



Geodia variospiculosa var. typica Lbndenfeld. 

 Geodia variospiculosa Thiele, Zoologica, 1898, 24, p. 10, plate 6, fig. 6. 



Without dermal tylostyles. Orthoplagiotriaene-clades 400-460 /t long. 

 Anatriaene-clades up to 180 n long. Oxyaster-rays up to 135 u long. Sterr- 

 asters up to 115 u long. 



Northwestern Pacific. Japan; westward of Yogashi ma. 



Geodia variospiculosa var. clavigera Thiele. 

 Zoologica, 1898, 24, p. 11, plate 6, fig. 7a-b. 



With large dermal tylostyles. Orthoplagiotriaene-clades 250-300 /t long. 

 Anatriaene-clades only 30-40 /.t long, one or two frequently absent (anadiaenes, 

 anamonaenes). Sterrasters 100 /x long. 



Northwestern Pacific. Japan. 



Geodia variospiculosa var. intermedia Lendenfeld. 

 Ant<^, p. 55. 



Without large dermal tylostyles. Orthoplagiotriaene-clades 220-550 /« 

 long. Anatriaene-clades up to 135 /x long. Oxyaster-rays up to 90 n long. 

 Sterrasters up to 125 /x long. 



Northwestern Pacific. Japan; off Honshu Island. " Albatross " Station 

 3746. 



Geodia variospiculosa var. micraster Lendenfeld. 

 Ante, p. 55. 



Without large, dermal tylostyles. Orthoplagiotriaene-clades 240-760 /x 

 long. Anatriaene-clades up to 130 /jl long. Oxyaster-rays up to 72 ft long. 

 Sterrasters up to 133 [i long. 



Northwestern Pacific. Japan; off Honshu Island. "Albatross" Station 

 3758. 



Geodia reniformis Thiele. 

 Zoologica, 1898, 24, p. 9, plate 1, fig. 3, plate 6, fig. 5a-h. Lendenfeld, Tierreich, 1903, 19, p. 108. 



Kidney shaped. Dry: light brown. 



Large choanosomal amphioxes: 3.3 mm. by 45 Minute dermal amphioxes: 

 170 fJi long. Orthotriaenes: rhabdome 2.8 mm. by 90 /<; clades 500-600 p. long. 

 Mesoproclades: mostly triaene, rarely diaene; rhabdome 1.5 mm. by 25 /x; clades 



