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Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean ...

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——510 COLLECTIONS FEOM THE WESTERN INDIAN 0CK4.N.Prom Mozambique :Cidaris metularia.Astropyga radiata.Toxopueustes pileolus.Tripueustes angulosus.Ecli<strong>in</strong>ometra lucuuter.L<strong>in</strong>ckia Ifevigata.multiforis.diplax.Scj'taster variolatus.Oreaster l<strong>in</strong>cki.Culcita schmideliana.From <strong>the</strong> Seycbelles* :—Diadema setosum.Astropyga radiata.Salmacis (? bicolor: youngToxopneustes pileolus.Clypeastpr scutiformis.Astropecten polyacanthus!Astropecten liempricliii (?).Ophioplocus imbricatus.Opbiocoma scolopendriua.scboenle<strong>in</strong>i.Muelleria mauritiana.Holothuria impatiens.maxima.amboiuensis.—— pulla (?).lao-oena.Astropecten hempricbii (?).Archaster t^-picus.Opbiocoma er<strong>in</strong>aceus.Opbiotbrix tril<strong>in</strong>eata.prop<strong>in</strong>qua.lougipeda.From Darros Island :Cidaris metularia.Ecb<strong>in</strong>ometra lucunter.Ecli<strong>in</strong>aster purpureusf.Gymnasterias cariuifera.Astropecten polyacautbus.Opbioplocus imbricatus.Opliiarthrum elegaus.Opliiocoma brevipes.scolopendriua.Opbiocoma er<strong>in</strong>aceus.pica.Opbiaracbna <strong>in</strong>crassata.Opbiouereis dubia.Opbiotbrix prop<strong>in</strong>qua.Sticbopus cblor<strong>on</strong>otus.Muelleria mauritiana.Holotburia vagabuuda.atra.From <strong>on</strong>e or more of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r islands of <strong>the</strong> Amirante group(African Island, Des Neufs, Eagle, Etoile, Marie-Louise, orPoivre) :Cidaris metularia.Brissus unicolor.Metalia sternalis.Opbiartbrum elegans.Opbiocoma brevipes.Opbiocoma pica.Opbiotbrix prop<strong>in</strong>qua.Cbirodota violacea.Muelleria variaus (?).From Des ISTeufs and Marie Louise come a number of smallimmature specimens of an Act<strong>in</strong>ometra, of <strong>the</strong> general formula* It is possible that some elegantly coloured forms from <strong>the</strong> Seychelles bel<strong>on</strong>gto an undescribed species of Ophwpsammiuiii ; it is, liowever, <strong>on</strong>e of wbicliI have not seen any examples, and, at present, I f<strong>in</strong>d it impossible to come toany f<strong>in</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>ckisi<strong>on</strong> as to <strong>the</strong>ir generic positi<strong>on</strong> or <strong>the</strong> exact relati<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>the</strong>genus Ophiopsammium.t The s<strong>in</strong>gle specimen of Ecli<strong>in</strong>aster purpnrcus from Daros Island has amuch stouter liabit and str<strong>on</strong>ger less numerous sp<strong>in</strong>es than examples frommore eastern localities ; but at <strong>the</strong> same time it is by <strong>the</strong> same po<strong>in</strong>ts to bedist<strong>in</strong>guished from Savigny's figure.

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