RECORDS OF W.A. MUSEUM. 
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COMANTHUS POLYCNEMIS. 
A. H. Clark, 1910. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 36, p. 396. 
The specimen which I refer to this species is a small one, scarcely 
120 mm. across, with 57 arms. The colour is a very deep olive- 
green, but the young arms and the cirri are pale brown or a dirty 
cream colour. There are 15 cirri, each with 15 joints, but they have 
the appearance of being fugaceous and the small thin centrodorsal 
adds weight to such an impression. Unfortunately, Mr. Clark’s 
description is rather unsatisfactory, no statement as to size, colour, 
or number of arms being made. There is a vague reference “to 
my previous list,” but I have not succeeded in finding the list to 
which he refers. It is possible, therefore, that I am wrong in 
referring this specimen to polycnemis (especially in view of the 
presence of numerous cirri) but the arrangement of the division 
series is a very noticeable character. 
Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. One specimen, No. 124. 
ASTEROIDS A. 
The starfishes are a most interesting section of this collection, 
since five of the sixteen appear to be undescribed, and one of these 
represents a new and interesting genus. Of the sixteen species, 
only three are certainly known from outside of the Australasian 
region. 
LINDIA MACULATA. 
Muller and Troschel, 1842. Sys. Ast. p. 77. 
A small specimen, with four of the seven arms broken, proves 
this widespread species to be a native of the West Australian coast. 
The colour in life is recorded as “ buff with dark bands.” R.= 
80 mm. 
Between Fremantle and Geraldton, W.A., 80-120 fms., No. 4919. 
TOSIA AUSTRALIS. 
Gray, 1840. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 6, p. 281. 
Since the type of this species was from Swan River, Western 
Australia, it is not strange that it should be represented in the 
present lot. 
From piles of an old jetty, Fremantle, W.A. Two specimens, 
No. 6045. 
