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2118. Raroia Atoll, in lagoon 100 yards 
east of Ohave Karena patch reef, 60 feet 
depth. J. Newhouse, August 12, 1952. 
2120. In the lagoon 200 yards south of 
Okumekume patch reef. J. Newhouse, Au- 
gust 12, 1952. 
2121. In the lagoon 200 yards northeast of 
the eastern tip of Miramiruau reef, Ngaru- 
maoa Island; 55 feet depth. J. Newhouse, 
August 13, 1952. 
2122. Ngarumaoa Island, in lagoon 100 
yards east of north edge of reef flat (Mira- 
miruau), south end of island; in 40 feet of 
water. J. Newhouse, August 13, 1952. 
2124. Ngarumaoa Island, in lagoon 400 
yards southwest of Tomanganga patch reef. 
J. Newhouse, August 13, 1952, 
2172. Brought in by Kahea from patch reef 
off Tapatahiti Island (lagoon). J. P. E. Mor- 
rison, August 23, 1952. 
2184. Rocky (coral gravel) beach of sand 
island (no name), second channel east of 
Kakapuka Island. J. P. E. Morrison, August 
26, 1952. 
2185. Second channel east of Kakapuka 
Island, under rocks just below low-tide line 
on beach of sand island (no name). J. P. E. 
Morrison, August 26, 1952. 
2236. Collected from coral-studded bot- 
tom in the Ava pass. Huri Estill, September 
1, 1952. 
2238. Ngarumaoa Island, from inner reef 
in sandy patch near reef edge only, north end 
of island. J. P. E. Morrison, September 2, 1952. 
2245. Ngarumaoa Island, from just below 
and 1 foot below low-tide line on gravel and 
rocks of sandy gravel bottom, inner reef flats 
near shore. J. P. E. Morrison, September 
2, 1952.' 
2250. Ngarumaoa Island, northern end. J. 
P. E. Morrison, September 3, 1952. 
2252. Ngarumaoa Island, from coralline 
algae from outer reef. M. Doty, September 
3, 1952. 
2253. Ngarumaoa Island, south end, from 
pool and pavement zone. M. Doty, Septem- 
ber 3, 1952. 
2254. Ngarumaoa Island, edge of pond 
section of lagoon reef flat (Miramiruau), 
south of village. M. Doty, September 3, 1952. 
LIST OF SPECIES COLLECTED 
Class CRINOIDEA 
Family COMASTERIDAE 
Genus Comaster L. Agassiz 
Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub) 
Actinometra gracilis Flartlaub, Nachr. Ges. 
Gottingen, May, 1890, pp. 170, 187 (Pulo 
Edam, near Batavia [Djakarta], Java). 
LOCALITIES: Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll, 
G.O.C.-25 (1 specimen); G.O.C.-53 (1 
specimen) . 
Genus Comantheria A. H. Clark 
Comantheria polycnemis A. H. Clark 
Comantheria polycnemis A. H. Clark, U. S. Natl. 
Mus., Proc. 36: 396, 1909 ("Albatross’" 
stations 5139, 5147, 5248, 5249 [type local- 
ity], 5350, 5251, 5252, 5253, 5354). 
localities: Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll, 
G.O.C.-25 (2 specimens); G.O.C.-53 (2 
small specimens). 
note: a note with the specimens from 
G.O.C.-53 reads: "These and other ones 
lacking tendril grips [cirri] on base maroon 
with a scattering of golden threads on term- 
inal (small) ‘ branches [pinnules] of food- 
gathering arms." 
Genus Comanthus A. H. Clark 
Comanthus bennettii (J. Muller) 
Alecto bennettii J. Muller, Preuss. Akad. der 
Wiss., Monatsber. 1841: 187 (locality un- 
known). 
localities: Marshall Islands, Arno Atoll 
(3 small specimens); M.A.C.-l (1 small 
specimen) . 
New Caledonia (1 large specimen). 
