1866. Goniaster phrygianus, Verrill. Polyps and Echinod. 
of New England; Proceed. Boston Soc. Vol. X, 
pag. 355. 
1872. Goniaster phrygianus, Hodge. Nat. Hist. Trans. of 
Northumberland and Durham, pag. 135. 
1876. Hippasteria plana, Ed. Perrier. Arch. de Zool. 
expér. et gen. Tom. V, pag. 86. 
1877. Astrogonum phrygianum, Storm. K. Vid. Selskabs 
Skrifter 8de Bind, 5te Hefte, pag. 60. 
Af denne elegante Søstjerne fandtes paa Station 260 
2 Exemplarer og paa Stat. 2621 overordentligt stort Ex- 
emplar, der maalte 300”” 1 Diameter. Den findes forøv- 
rigt langs den norske og murmanske Kyst; ved de sven- 
ske, britiske og nordamerikanske Kyster. 
Asterina tumida, (Stuxberg) Koren og Danielssen. 
Tab. X, Fig. 1—4. Tab. XI, Fig. 78. Tab. XV, Fig. 2. 
1878. Solaster tumidus, Stuxberg. Echinodermer från No- 
vaja Semlja's Haf.  Öfversigt af K. Vet. Ak. 
Förhandl. 1878, No. 3, pag. 31. 
1880. Asterina tumida, Koren & Danielssen. Nyt Mag. 
for Naturvidenskaberne, 26 B., 2det Hefte, pag. 
182, Tab. IT, fig. 6—10. 
Hr. Dr. Stuxberg har i Ofversigt af K. Vetenskaps- 
Akademiens Förhandlingar 1878, No. 3, leveret en Diag- 
nose af en ny Søstjerne fra Novaja-Semlja, som han har 
henført til Slægten Solaster og kaldt Arten tumidus. Diag- 
nosen er ledsaget af en vel udført Tegning. 
Hr. Stuxberg har havt til sin Disposition 3 Exem- 
plarer. Hans største Exemplar er omtrent 25”” i Gjen- 
nemsnit, og den store Radius er 14—15””. 
Paa den norske Nordhavsexpedition blev der fundet 
1 udvoxet Exemplar, der var 95”” 1 Gjennemsnit og den 
store Radius 55””, samt nogle mindre. 
Allerede i 1876 vare vi paa det Rene med, at denne 
Søstjerne, hvoraf der dengang var fundet kun 1 Exempl., 
var ny; men vi udsatte med Beskrivelsen i Haab om, at 
Expeditionen muligens kunde i de følgende Aar finde flere, 
hvilket ogsaa blev Tilfældet. 
Imidlertid leverede Hr. Stuxberg den nævnte Diag- 
nose med Tegninger, og ved at blive bekjendt dermed fat- 
tede vi Mistanke om, at det sandsynligvis var en Unge af 
1866. Goniaster phrygianus, Verrill. Polyps and Echinod. 
of New England. Proceed. Boston Soc. Vol. 
De ORNS, BN, 
1872. Gomiaster phrygianus, Hodge. Nat. Hist. Trans. 
of Northumberlend and Durham, pag. 135. 
1876. Hippasteria plana, Ed. Perrier. Arch. de Zool. 
expér. et gen. Tom. V, pag. 86. 
1877. Astrogomum phrygianum, Storm. K. Vid. Selskabs 
Skrifter, S8de Bind, 5te Hefte, pag. 60. 
Two specimens of this handsome starfish were found 
at Station No. 260, and at Station No. 262 one extremely 
large specimen was found, which measured 300”” in dia- 
meter. 
Its distribution, otherwise, is along the Norwegian 
Coast; the Murman coast and the Swedish, British and 
North American coasts. 
Asterina tumida, (Stuxberg) Koren & Danielssen. 
Pl. X, fies. 14. Pl. Xi, fies. 7—8. Pl XV, fig. 2: 
1878. Solaster tumidus, Stuxberg. Echinodermer från No- 
vaja Zemblas Haf. Ofversigt af K. Vet. Ak. 
Förhandl. 1878, No. 3, pag. 31. 
1880. Asterina tumida, Koren & Danielssen. Nyt Mag. 
for Naturvidenskaberne, 26 B. 2det Hefte, pag. 
182, Tab. IT, fig. 6—10. 
In ,Öfversigt af K. Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhand- 
lingar 1878, No. 3“ Dr. Stuxberg has delivered a diag- 
nosis of a new starfish from Nova Zembla, and has as- 
signed it to the genus Solaster, giving the species, the special 
designation, tumidus. The diagnosis is accompanied by a 
well executed illustration. 
Dr. Stuxberg has ‘had three specimens at his disposal, 
of which, the largest, is about 25”” in diameter, and the 
brachial radius is 14: 157”, 
During the Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition ; 
besides some small specimens; one full-grown specimen was 
found wich was 95”” in diameter, and its brachial radius 
557” in length. 
As early as 1876, we had become satisfied, that this 
starfish, of which, only one specimen had, up to that time, 
been found, was new; but we delayed our deseription at 
the time; in the hope, that several more specimens might 
possibly be procured in the following annual voyages of 
the expedition, and we have not been disappointed in this. 
In the meantime, Dr. Stuxberg delivered the diag- 
nosis and illustration which has been referred to, and on 
becoming acquainted with it, a suspicion arose, that prob- 
