. The Cephalopoda of the Hawaiian Islands. Cephalopoda; Mollusks. CEPHALOPODA OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 329 A. astrosticta is a remarkably distinct species and is not closely approached by any other known form excepting possibly the very recently described A. sieindachneri Weindl 1912 of the Red Sea, which is thought by its author to be somewhat nearly related. A complete account of the latter species has not yet reached me, but from the preliminary notice above cited it would seem that this is the case, although the two forms differ in enough particulars to be sufficiently distinct. In Weindl'
. The Cephalopoda of the Hawaiian Islands. Cephalopoda; Mollusks. CEPHALOPODA OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 329 A. astrosticta is a remarkably distinct species and is not closely approached by any other known form excepting possibly the very recently described A. sieindachneri Weindl 1912 of the Red Sea, which is thought by its author to be somewhat nearly related. A complete account of the latter species has not yet reached me, but from the preliminary notice above cited it would seem that this is the case, although the two forms differ in enough particulars to be sufficiently distinct. In Weindl's species the fins are not quite so short and wide, there are seven to eight hooks on the tentacle club, and the median photophore on the eyeball is said to be much the smallest. It has seemed worth while to make the account of this species as full as possible, firstly on account of the special interest attaching to forms of this group, and secondly because of the unusually fine condition of the present specimen which renders the chance for misinterpretation correspondingly slight. Abralia trigonura Berry 1913. Abralia species Berry 1909. p. 419 (locality record only). Abralia trigonura Berry 1913, p. 565. There is a second specimen of Abralia in the Albatross collection, which, although not very well preserved, is clearly not referable to A. astrosticta, but belongs rather to the typical section of the genus. Animal of small size, in general loliginiform, but the mantle rather short, wide, inflated, and rapidly tapering to a point posteriorly. Fins large, a little over half as long as the mantle; their total width about approximates the length of the mantle. Head rather small, squarish; olfactory crests low (crushed, and not distinct). Eyes large and prominent. Funnel large, trian- gular, compressed. Funnel organ well developed; similar in general arrangement to that of A. astrosticta, except that the lobes of the median (dorsal) pad are broader, and the ventro-lateral cushion
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