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THE VOYAGE OF THE H.M.S. CHALLENGER.

Synopsis of the Genera of Astrosphærida.


I. Subfamily Coscinommida.

(One single latticed shell.)

Spines all simple, not branched and not tubulous. All spines of the same kind, 088. Acanthosphæra.
Larger main spines and smaller by-spines, 089. Heliosphæra.
Spines hollow conical tubes with porous walls, 090. Conosphæra.
Between simple spines the pores prolonged in hollow tubes, 091. Coscinomma.
Spines branched or forked. Spines with lateral branches, 092. Cladococcus.
Spines forked or dichotomous, 093. Elaphococcus.
II. Subfamily Haliommida.

(Two concentric latticed shells.)

A. Elatommida, one medullary and one cortical shell. All spines equal, simple, 094. Haliomma.
All spines simple, of two different kinds, 095. Heliosoma.
Spines branched, 096. Elatomma.
B. Diplosphærida, both shells cortical. No by-spines, 097. Leptosphæra.
Inner by-spines, 098. Diplosphæra.
Outer by-spines, 099. Drymosphæra.
Outer and inner by-spines, 100. Astrosphæra.
III. Subfamily Actinommida.

(Three concentric latticed shells.)

Radial spines not branched. All spines equal, 101. Actinomma.
Larger main spines and smaller by-spines, 102. Echinomma.
Radial spines branched or forked, 103. Pityomma.
IV. Subfamily Cromyommida.

(Three concentric latticed shells.)

Radial spines not branched. All spines equal, 104. Cromyomma.
Larger main spines and smaller by-spines, 105. Cromyechinus.
Radial spines branched or forked, 106. Cromyodrymus.
V. Subfamily Caryommida.

(Numerous, five to ten or more, concentric latticed shells.)

Two medullary shells and three or more cortical shells (lattice work ordinary), 107. Caryomma.
No medullary shells (lattice work arachnoidal); three-sided prismatic spines, with verticils of three forked branches. (Arachnosphærida.) Triangular meshes, simple bars, without diagonal bars, 108. Arachnopila.
Triangular meshes, simple bars; diagonal bars between the shells, 109. Arachnopegma.
Polygonal meshes, bars branched, 110. Arachnosphæra.