CARVED ASTERIAS. 
Generic Character . 
Body depressed, coriaceous, roughened with 
small tentacula above. 
Mouth beneath, central, quinquevalvular. 
Specific Character . 
Granulated ASTERIAS, with five obtuse rays 
articulated with tubercles on the margin. 
Of all the AsteriEe yet known, the present is one 
which has most the aspect of an elaborate artificial 
composition; appearing as if curiously carved on 
wood. It is a native of the Indian seas, and is 
found of various sizes, from an inch to six inches 
in diameter. Its colour is pale red, yellowish or 
whitish beneath. 
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