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28. Astrostole scabra (Hutton) 
(Uniophora granifera Lmk. — not New Zealand) 
29. Coscinasterias calamaria (Cray) {= Coscinasterias muricata 
Verrill; Asterias calamaria, var. reischeki Farquhar) 
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The Index Faunæ Novæ Zelandiæ (1904) records 31 species 
oF seastars as belonging to the New Zealand fauna, against which 
the number of species recorded here, 29, apparently does not stand 
out very favourably. An analysis of the list in the Index, however, 
alters the result considerably in favour of the present list. Among 
the species enumerated in the Index tour (Solaster torulatus, Cri- 
brella sufflata, Freyella polycnema and Asterias fragilis) are Deep- 
Sea forms, and two (Asteropsis imperialis and Asterias rodolphi) are 
known only from the Kermadec Islands; these do not concern us 
here. Four species (Ophidiaster cylindricus, Asterina novæ-zelandiæ, 
Echinaster purpureus and Uniophora granifera) do not belong to 
the New Zealand fauna or are, at least, not known with certainty 
from there, and three {Astropecten Edwardsi, Astrogonium abnor- 
male and Gnathaster rugosus) are synonyms only. Thus reduced 
the list of the Index really contains only 18 species of sea-stars 
actually known from New Zealand. The present list of 29 species 
known with certainty from the New Zealand seas thus represents 
quite a considerable addition to our knowledge of the New Zealand 
fauna. That the list will ultimately be not inconsiderably increased 
I do not doubt. Especially the sea to the North of New Zealand 
may well be expected to yield a rich harvest, and also in the Cook 
Strait we may expect to meet with species not yet recorded from 
New Zealand. Even the littoral fauna may yield surprises, as 
exemplified by the find of the single specimen of Nectria pedicel- 
ligera. A species Echinaster is stated by Farquhar (Tr. N. Z. 
Inst. XVII, p. 202) to be found sometimes at low water on the 
rocks of Lyall Bay and Island Bay in December and January, 
which would appear to be an undescribed species. Questionable is 
still the occurrence on New Zealand Coasts of the two Asterinas, 
A. Gunnii and novce-zelandice, and the two varieties of A. regularis 
described in the present report may turn out to be separate species. 
The number of seastars known from the Auckland-Campbell 
Islands has not been materially angumented ; in faet no new form 
