THE STARFISHES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 
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The writer had the good fortune to be a member of the scientific staff during 
the expedition, and in case of most species made color notes while the animals were 
still fresh. Ridgway’s “Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists” was used. a 
SYNOPSIS OF HAWAIIAN STARFISHES. 
[Those marked with an asterisk (*) were not taken by the Albatross expedition.] 
Order Phanerozonia Sladen. 
Family Astropectinidse Gray. 
Genus Astropecten Schulze. 
Astropecten polyacanthus Muller and Troschel. 
Astropecten velitaris Yon Martens. 
Astropecten ctenophorus, n. sp. 
Astropecten pusillulus, n. sp. 
Astropecten productus, nT sp. 
Astropecten callistus, n. sp. 
Genus Ctenophoraster n. 
Ctenophoraster hawaiiensis, n. sp. 
Genus Tritonaster n. 
Tritonaster craspedotus, n. sp. 
Genus Psilaster Sladen. 
Psilaster attenuatus, n. sp. 
Genus Psilasteropsis n. 
Psilasteropsis cingulata, n. sp. 
Genus Dipsacaster Alcock. 
Dipsacaster nesiotes, n. sp. 
Genus Papagiaster n. 
Patagiaster nuttingi, n. sp. 
Family Luidiidte Verrill. 
Genus Luidia Forbes. 
Luidia hystrix, n. sp. 
Luidia magnifica, n. sp. 
Luidia brevispina Lutken.* 
Family Pseudarchasteridse Fisher. 
Genus Pseudarchaster Sladen. 
Pseudarchaster myobrachius, n. sp. 
Pseudarchaster jordani, n. sp. 
Family Benthopectinidse Verrill. 
Subfamily Pontasterinse Verrill. 
Genus Cheiraster Studer. 
Cheiraster snyderi, n. sp. 
Cheiraster horridus, n. sp. 
Cheiraster inops, n. sp. 
a I am indebted to Dr. Charles H. Gilbert, naturalist in charge of the Hawaiian explorations, and to Prof. A. E. Verrill, 
of Yale University, for advice in my work on this collection and assistance in the determination of difficult species, and I 
desire to acknowledge my obligations also to Mr. Henry W. Fowler, of the Philadelphia Academy of 'Natural Sciences, and 
to Mr. Wilfred H. Osgood and Mr. Nelson H. Kent, of theU.,S. Biological Survey, for copies of several original descrip- 
tions and photographs of three small specimens. 
F. C. B. 1903, Pt. 3—15 
