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spicules, except those of the posterior extremity, in which the 
tables continue unto the end-plate. 
The body is more regularly fusiform than in the type speci- 
Fig. 37. Calcareous deposits of Phyllophoi’us dear- 
matus. a. Tables, from above and insideview; 
b. rods from the tentacles. 275 ^ 1 . 
men; one of my specimens has a distinet, but short caudal appen- 
dage. This, however, is certainly due to contraction on preservation. 
It appears (Joshua, Op. cit.) that this species is widely distri- 
buted also along the Southern coasts of Australia. 
15. Pseudocueumis Thomsoni (Hutton). 
Cueumaria thomsoni. Hutton. 1878. Notes on some New Zealand Echi- 
nodermata. Trans. N. Z. Inst. XI. p. 307. 
— (?) — Den dy. 1896. Observ. Holoth. N. Z. Journ. Linn. 
Soc. Zool. 26. p. 34. 
— — Farquhar. 1898. Echinod. Fauna N.Z. Proc. Linn. 
Soc. N. S. W. p. 324. 
Stewart Island, 20 fms; hard bottom. 16/XL 1914. 
3 specimens. 
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There can be no question but that these 
specimens really belong to H u t to n’s Cueumaria 
thomsoni. They agree perfeetly with the original 
description; moreover, I have had for com- 
parison, through the kindness of Dr. C. C. 
Mon ro, a piece of skin of the type specimen, 
which is preserved in the British Museum, 
and find it to agree with my specimens in the , 
° ^ Fig. 38. Pseudocueumis 
characteristic feature: the strong wrinkling of Thomsoni. Nat. size. 
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