Definition.—All twenty spines separate, but in contact in the centre and resting one against another by the triangular sides of their pyramidal bases, without a prominent basal leaf-cross.
1. Amphibelone aciculata, n. sp.
Two principal spines thick, without edges and wings, the frontal spine short, spindle-shaped, the caudal three to six times as long, cylindrical, both of equal breadth, with simple conical apex and simple pyramidal base, without leaf-cross. Eighteen smaller spines very thin, bristle-shaped, of the same length as the frontal spine. Central capsule cylindrical or spindle-shaped, enveloping the two principal spines nearly throughout their whole length.
Dimensions.—Length of the frontal spine 0.2 to 0.4, of the caudal spine 1.0 to 2.0; breadth of both 0.01; length of the eighteen smaller spines 0.1 to 0.3.
Habitat.—South Atlantic, Station 325, surface.
2. Amphibelone cultellata, n. sp. (Pl. [132], fig. 10).
Two principal spines broad, two-edged, knife-shaped; two opposite in the equatorial plane, thin and broad wings or lamellæ are developed, and these enclose the proximal part of both spines, whilst their distal part is free, cylindrical, with conical apex: the two wings of the longer caudal spine are lanceolate, twice to four times as broad as the two wings of the shorter frontal spine; their base is a simple pyramid without leaf-cross. Eighteen smaller spines conical, with bristle-shaped prolongation, one-fourth to one-half as long as the frontal spine. Central capsule green, semitransparent.
Dimensions.—Length of the frontal spine 0.1 to 0.2, breadth 0.02 to 0.03; length of the caudal spine 0.2 to 0.4, breadth 0.04 to 0.08; length of the eighteen smaller spines 0.05 to 0.15.
Habitat.—Indian Ocean, Maldive Islands (Haeckel), surface.
3. Amphibelone pyramidata, n. sp. (Pl. [132], fig. 9).