Pentagonaster granularis, (O. F. Miller) Perrier. 
1788. Asterias granularis, O. Fr. Miller. Zoologia Danica. 
3 nse, mes 19, Mal», 92, 
1805. Asterias granularis, Retzius. Diss. syst. Ast. pag. 10. 
1815. Astertas tesselata (var. A.), Lamarck. Anim. s. ver- 
tebres, ed. Deshayes, T. III, pag. 283. 
1834. Asterias granularis, Blainville. Manuel d’Actinologie. 
1842. Astrogoniwm granulare, Miller & Troschel. System 
der Asteriden, pag. 57. 
1847. Astrogoniwm granulare, Gray. Proceed. Zool. Soe. 
pag. 79. 
1861. Astrogonium granulare, M. Sars. Oversigt af Nor- 
ges Echinodermer, pag. 46. 
1862. Astrogomum granulare, Dujardin & Hupé. Hist. 
Nat. Zooph. Echinodermes, pag. 394. 
1866. Astrogonium granulare, Gray. Synopsis, pag. 10, 
pl. 1, fig. 4. 
1875. Astrogoniwm granulare, Moebius & Bitschli. Die 
Expedit. z. Untersuchung der Nordsee 1872. 
Bericht 1875, pag. 148. 
1876. Pentagonaster granularis, Ed. Perrier. Arch. de 
Zool. expér. & gen. Tom. V, pag. 40. 
Denne Søstjerne, der findes langs hele Norges Kyst 
og er paa enkelte Steder temmelig almindelig, blev 
paa Expeditionen funden i Sognefjorden paa en Dybde af 
400 Favne; paa Station 195, 2 Exempl.; 261, 3 meget 
store Exempl.; 262, 2 Expl. og 290, 2 Expl. Desforuden 
er den udbredt ved de engelske, murmanske og nordameri- 
kanske Kyster. 
Pentagonaster hispidus, (M. Sars) Perrier. 
Tab. XV, Fig. 6. 
1877. Goniaster hispidus, M. Sars. - Fauna littoralis Nor- 
veglæ, 3die Hefte, pag. 72, Tab. 8, fig. 24—25. 
Bergen 1877. 
1878. Goniaster hispidus, Storm. K. Vid. Selskabs Skrif- 
ter, pag. 90. Throndhjem 1878. 
1878. Pentagonaster hispidus, Kd. Perrier. Nouvelles Ar- 
chives du Muséum d’hist. Nat. 2 Ser. Tom. 1, 
pag. 84. Paris 1878. 
Af denne Søstjerne har Konservator Storm fundet 1 
Throndhjemsfjorden nogle ganske overordentlig store Exem- 
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Pentagonaster granularis. (0. F. Miller) Perrier. 
1788. Asterias granularis, O. Fr. Miller. Zoologia Danica 
3 Fasc. pag. 19, Tab. 92. 
1805. Asterias granularis, Retzius. Diss. syst. Ast. pag. 10. 
1815. Asterzas tesselata (var. A.), Lamarck. Anim. s. ver- 
tebres, ed. Deshayes, T. III, pag. 283. 
1834. Asterzas granularis, Blainville. Manuel d’Actinologie. 
1842. Astrogoniwm granulare, Miller & Troschel. System 
der Asteriden, pag. 57. 
1847. Astrogomum granulare, Gray. Proceed. Zool. Soc. 
pag. 79. et 
1861. Astrogonium granulare, M. Sars. Oversigt af Nor- 
ges Echinodermer, pag. 46. 
1862. Astrogonium granulare, Dujardin & Hupé. Hist. Nat. 
Zooph. Echinodermes, pag. 394. 
1866. Astrogonium granulare, Gray. Synopsis, pag. 10, 
ØL IL, ime, 4 
1875. Astrogonium granulare, Moebius and Biitschli. Die 
Expedit. z. Untersuchung der Nordsee 1872. 
Bericht 1875, pag. 148. 
1876. Pentagonaster granularis, Ed. Perrier. Arch. de 
Zool. expér. et gen. Tom. V, pag. 40. 
This starfish is found along the whole of the Nor- 
wegian coast, and in some places rather abundantly. Dur- 
ing the expedition it was found in the Sogne Fjord, at a 
depth of 400 fathoms. It was also found at the following 
stations. 
Station No. 195. 2 specimens. 
— , 261. 3 very large specimens. 
— » 262. 2 specimens. 
— , 290. 2 specimens. 
It is distributed, otherwise; on the British, North 
American, and Murman Coasts. 
Pentagonaster hispidus, (M. Sars) Perrier. 
Bly XaVintion 6! 
1877. Goniaster hispidus, M. Sars. Fauna littoralis Nor- 
vegiæ, 3die Hefte, pag. 72, Tab. 8, fig. 24—25. 
Bergen 1877. 
1878. Goniaster hispidus, Storm. K. Vid. Selskabs Skrif- 
ter, pag. 90. Throndhjem 1878. 
1878. Pentagonaster hispidus, Ed. Perrier. Nouvelles Ar- 
chives du Museum dhist. Nat. 2 Ser., Tom. 1, 
pag. 84. Paris 1878. 
Mr. Storm, Curator of the Drontheim Museum, has 
found some extremely large specimens of this starfish in 
