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proximal angle. They are arranged in very regular series in the 
usual way. 
The colour in life is a beautiful claret colour. 
The eggs of this species are large and yolky, which indicates 
that il has a direct development. On the other hånd the faet that 
the genital openings lie on the aboral side makes it almost certain 
Fig. 13. Asterina aucklandensis. 
a. Jaw; b. aclambulacral plates; c. paxilla. i*/i. 
that this species does not protect its brood. It is probable, there- 
fore, that the eggs, in spite of their rather large size, float free in 
the water. 
This species is known only from the Auckland Islands. Whether 
it is really confined to this small area would seem rather improb- 
able. It may well be expected to oceur also at the Campbell Island 
and perhaps also at Stewart Island and Macquarie Island. 
In view of the doubt reigning as to the occurrence of the species 
Asterina gunnii and novæ-zelandiæ at the New Zealand coasts the 
attention of collectors should be called especially to these species. 
It may therefore be useful to give here a key to the species of 
Asterina known to oceur in or recorded from the New Zealand 
region, m order to facilitate recognizing the species observed. There 
may perhaps also be a possibility of finding Asterina exigua at the 
New Zealand coasts, and likewise the two varieties of A. regularis 
described above may perhaps prove to be distinet species. Thus 
the Asterinids of New Zealand may well deserve attention. 
