156 Records of the Indian Museum. * [VOi<.

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On Crinoidea.
Palaemonella pottsi (Borr.), on Comanthus.
,, affinis Zehntner, on Actinometra.
" Palaemonella orientalis D a n a / ' de Man.
Periclimenes brocketti Borr.
,, ceratophthalmus Borr.
„ comutus Borr.
,, commensalis Borr., on Comanthus.
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borr., on Comanthus
I n MOLUTSCA LAMELWBRANCHIATA.
In Pinna.
Anchistus inermis (Miers).
,, miersi (de Man).
Pontonia tyrrhena (Petagna).
,, pinnae Iyockington.
Conchodytes biunguiculatus (Paulson).
„ domestica (Gibbes).
In Tridacna.
Anchistus miersi (de Man).
,, biunguiculatus Borr.
,, spinuliferus {Miers).
,, mirabilis (Pesta).
,, demani, sp. nov.
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters.
,, meleagrinae Peters.
In Meleagrina.
Anchistus miersi (de Man).
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters.
In Margaritophora.
Pontonia margarita Smith
In Pecten.
Conchodytes domestica (Gibbes).
In Spondylus.
Anchistus miersi (de Man).
In " clamp-shells."
Pontonia brevirostris Miers.
In ASCIDIACEA.
Pontonia flavomaculata Heller, in Phallusia, Diazo-
na and Ascidia.
,, ascidicola Borr.
,, okai, sp. nov., in Ascidia.
,, anachoreta} sp. nov., in Polycarpa.
I have been able to include in this paper brief colour descrip-
tions of a number of species which I h a v e observed in the living
state. Most of these are based on notes made a t P o r t Blair in the
Andaman Is., where the Pontoniid fauna is one of unparalleled
richness. Though the colour pattern cannot as a rule be used in
taxonomic work, there is no doubt that it is often of specific value