Bulletin - United States National Museum (Volume 100, V. 3).cSmithsonian Institution
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Author: Smithsonian Institution
Number of Pages: 248 pages
Published Date: 14 Jan 2012
Publisher: General Books
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781235347511
File Name: Bulletin.-.United.States.National.Museum.(Volume.100,.V..3).pdf
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1919. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... STARFISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS. By Walter K. Fisher, Director of the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, California Academy of Sciences. PREFACE. The following report is based upon an extensive collection of sea stars made by the United States Fisheries steamer Albatross between December, 1907, and December, 1910, in the region of the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and Molucca Islands. The Philippine cruise of the Albatross was under the supervision of Dr. Hugh M. Smith, then deputy commissioner, now commissioner, of fisheries, to whom I am indebted not only for the privilege of describing the starfish material, but also for his constant cooperation during the progress of the work. The Albatross occupied 576 dredging stations, at 224 of which starfishes were obtained, in addition to numerous shore stations. There is appended to the introduction a list of dredging stations, with data, and the species obtained at each station. The naturalists of the Albatross deserve credit for the excellent preservation of the specimens--a result not always easy to achieve in the unfavorable conditions of the Tropics. In addition to the Albatross material, two new forms are described from the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and a number of specimens have been listed which were collected in the Philippines by the late Dr. Edgar A. Mearns, U. S. Army. One hundred and ninety species and subspecies of sea stars were Drought back by the Albatross, which with those just mentioned make a total of 192 described or listed in this report. One hundred and thirty-four species and subspecies are believed to be new. Most of them have been described already in preliminary papers (see Bibliography). A total of 9...
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