Findested. 
Station 267, 1 Exemplar; Stat. 270, 2 Expl.; Stat. 
326, et Par Expl.; Stat. 336, nogle Expl.; Stat. 363, et 
Par Expl. 
Asterias Milleri, (M. Sars) Norman. 
Tab. III, Fig. 10—13. 
1846. Fauna littoralis None Iste Hefte, pag. 56, 
Tab. 8, Fig. 38—39. id 
1861. Asteracanthion Miilleri, M. Sars. Oversigt af Nor- 
ees Echinodermer, pag. 88. 
1865. Asterzas Miilleri, Norman. On the Genera and spe- 
cies of British Echinodermata; The Ann. & Ma- 
gaz. of Nat. Histor. 1865, pag. 127. 
1866.  Leptasterias Miilleri, Verrill. Proceedings Boston 
Society of Nat. Hist. Vol. X, pag. 350. 
1872. Asterias Miilleriz Hodge. Catalogue of the Echi- 
nodermata of Northumberland and Durham 1872, 
pag. 138. 
1881. Asterias Miilleri, Bell, J. F. Contributions to the 
Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea; Pro- 
ceedings of the Zool. Soc. of London 1881, pag. 510. 
Denne af Professor M. Sars først beskrevne Søstjerne 
har af flere Forfattere været underkastet Tvivl om, hvor- 
vidt den virkelig var en selvsteendig Art eller kun en kli- 
matisk Varietet af Asterias grønlandica, Steenstrup. Vi 
have derfor underkastet den en omhyggelig Undersøgelse, 
idet vi have faaet udlaant af Kristiania Universitetssamlin- 
ger et Par Originalexemplarer af Sars's Art; og fra Kjø- 
benhavns naturhistoriske Museum har Bergens Museum er- 
hvervet endel Originalexemplarer ‘af Steenstrups Art. Vi 
formene saaledes, at have været i Besiddelse af det nød- 
vendige Sammenligningsmaterial for med Sikkerhed at kunne 
afgjøre Tvivlen. 
Asterias Miiller: har i flere Punkter særdeles meget 
tilfælles med Asterzas grønlandica, men adskiller sig dog 
bestemt fra denne. 
nogle Bemærkninger. 
Der er hos Aster. Miillerz, som hos alle de af os un- 
dersøgte Arter af denne Slægt, 2 distinkte Former af Pe- 
dicellarier (enkelte have endog 3), nemlig de korsformede 
Til Sars's Beskrivelse skulle vi gjøre 
og de lige. Sars angiver, at samtlige Pigge ere omgivne 
af en Krands toklappede Pedicellarier, hvorved der menes 
korsformede. Dette forholder sig ganske rigtigt, naar und- 
tages, at de inderste Pigge nærmest Furen ligesom selve 
Furepapillerne kun halvt, nemlig paa Grunddelens ydre 
Halvdel, ere forsynede med Pedicellarier. Disse korsformede 
grenlandica, Steenstrup. 
Habitat. 
Station 267, One specimen, 
» 270, Two specimens. 
326, A couple of specimens. 
» . 336, A few specimens. 
, 363, Å couple of specimens. 
Asterias miilleri (M. Sars), Norman. 
Pl Wily foes! 10-13. 
1846. Fauna littoralis Norvegiæ, Iste Hefte, pag. 56, 
Tab. 8, figs. 38, 39. 
1861. Asteracanthion Miilleriz M. Sars. Oversigt af Nor- 
ges Echinodermer, pag. 88. 
1865. Asterias Miilleriz Norman. On the genera and spe- 
cies of British Echinodermata. The Ann. and 
Magaz. of Nat. History 1865, pag. 127. 
1866. Leptastercas Miillerz, Verrill. Proceedings Boston 
Society of Nat. Hist. . Vol. X, pag. 350. 
1872. Asterias Miller’, Hodge. Catalogue of the Echino- 
dermata of Northumberlaud and Durham 1872, 
pag. 138. 
1881. Asterzws Miillerit, Bell, J. F. Contributions to the 
Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea. Pro- 
ceedings of the Zool. Soc. of London 1881, pag. 510. 
It has been doubted by several writers, whether this 
starfish, first described by Professor M. Sars, is an inde- 
pendent species, or simply a climatic variety of Asterias 
We have therefore submitted it 
to a careful examination, and have received the loan of a 
couple of original specimens of Sars’ species, from Chris- 
tiania University’s collection, and the Bergen Museum has ob- 
tained a number of original specimens of Steenstrup’s spe- 
cies, from the Copenhagen Museum of natural history. We 
think, therefore, that we have had in our posession, the 
necessary materials to make a comparison, and to place 
us in a condition to decide the question with certainty. 
Asterias miillert, has in several points a very great 
deal in common with Asterzas grænlandica, but yet, differs 
distinctly from the latter. We will make a few remarks 
upon Sars’ description. 
In Asterias miilleri; as in all the speeies of this genus 
which we have examined, there is found two distinct forms 
of pedicellariæ, (some even have 3 forms) namely, the erue- 
iform and the rectiform pedicellariæ. Sars states, that all 
the spines are surrounded by a wreath of double-flapped 
pedicellariz, by which expression he means cruciform ped- 
icellariæ. This is quite the case, but, with this exception, 
namely, that the inmost spines next to the furrow, as well 
as, also, the furrow-papillæ themselves, are only furnished 
