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Excerpt from Starfishes of the Philippine Seas and Adjacent Waters Preface Introduction Distribution of species 1. Distribution Of Philippine species 2. Analysis of species taken only in Philippine waters 3. Relationships of Philippine fauna 4. Analysis of species taken outside'of Philippine waters 5. Relationships of celebes-moluccan species List of starfishes recorded from Celebes and the Moluccas, including Bouro. Amboina, and Ceram List of dredging stations at which starfishes were secured, with the species taken at each Descriptions of species Family Porcellanasteridae. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.