STRANGE DENIZENS OF THE DEER.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1923, Page 4

STRANGE DENIZENS OF THE DEER.

(To the Editor). Sir.—On Saturday evening the Sisters in charge at St. Agnes Hostel sent me two specimens of a carious marine, animal which they had found on the Hokitika beatii, and which is apparently not very often seen in this part <j| 1.,e iiol'iil. creme to Hutton's “Caudogtte ol the New Zealand Eeiiinodu'inata,” J, v <- —reveals me tact that limy undoubtedly belong to the Order, iiolntiiuroidea, in wliieh the !,ndy t, elongated. and ‘•onLaiiK.'d in a tough skin emuainng minut-c calcareous pUates at various siutpes (“dermal plates ’). The mouth i- surrounded by u circle of branebed “tenta-ula." wltieh eat: lie protruded and withdrawti at pleasure; within this zone is a circlet ol calcareous pliites embedded in a mm cnla r ring ceiled the “i.j'al ' or "dental cepe. LUS.” Of the two original specim. mm evitletuly belongs to tiie lr.mily "IKiintnundae,” ( linrneieri-ed by Lb, w presence of scattered papillose suiv.ct- (for Icomotion), wliieh cover t lie.* hotly, ‘itiis points to the Hen us " I'liyono” and llie eurious eonirretiun tiio ],n-u-rie-r cmi. to form a tad. identifies jc as being "Tiiy.-nie eauduta." It of a red-di.-h-hi'ow it eolour. paler at the exlrelume-. tin- posteriorly nUmiaaled body, the genius ••molpailiii’’ but the sjieeilie 1-1 i:i 1. ri-lu :i do not fully agree with lb-" of "Al. e.uiacea.'' the eiilv speeieu de-eribed by Hutton. The 10-al specimen i- v. iiite and entirely de.siiutie -ink,','' or papillae. Euqtiifie in the iie : ;dik lUi'i.uud 1.. V. elici i", I no iaim iiiation a* to any previous occurrence of a like nalute : bat -t landed on the .-..nth end of the beach. The low spring lid, ■, a:al the boislei'ottx weather ol tin last week may bar • been instrumental in In ingiu;.-; i be- ■ strange aninbi! ■ in: , ut of the «<•.,. A seeniid visit to tiie bench r. as productive of a great many varying specimens. .Some were attenuated at md'i end-, and on same tiie ,-iiekm.s • i re arranged in s', a,uueilueal serie-'. It, may lm of mil, rest to notice that these creatures are closely related to til • lieehe-de-mer. trepaug.- .(-slug, cr .e:i- , iicuinher i 1 jolotliib'iii ,-dbli i, |>rized by Chinese npiei,!. ... Jieek.e-de-mer fishing i- ti. very remunor,,tic industry it. Qiiceushiml and most tn pi ai i.-lauds of the I’aeitie. u here dozens of diifei'. iit Vitrielies are to be luuml in a'.uindtuice. T'!m slugs a,-,, gm,.-rally elk < ted cu shallow reefs ::t i,ig!il-time ; tin,l Hour process. I!:e\ ifv Doled lor :d.uut twenty-minutes D.y the end ~f cbmli time, tlm iute-tbe.s ;ue exp.-lled), and I hey eoiilim'ml any price up to Lld! or art wild: ! have mu' been able to di--I am etc., BAYARD BARHAM. Hokitika, net. “fith.. 1 fig".

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