1898-1902. No. 17.] ON THE BOTTOM DEPOSITS. 



September 20lh. 1900. Depth 320 fathoms. Clay, pebbles and 

 shells of Mollusca. Foraminifera : 



Tholosina vescicularis (c) 



Nodulina scorpiura (r) 



Truncatulina akneriana (r) 



Discorbina araucana (r) 



Polystomella striatopunctata var. incerta (cc). 



August 2nd, 1901. The upper part of Gaase Fjord. Depth 12 fa- 

 thoms. Soft, brown clay, with pebbles, sand and Mollusca: 



Porttandia arctica (r), Nucula tennis (r), some small Mollusca. 



Annellida. Copepoda. Fishes' eggs. Ostracoda. A great number of 

 worms, especially Nematoda, and also numerous fibres of plants. Fora- 

 minifera : 



Haplophragmium canariense (r) 

 Spiroplecta biformis (r) 

 Nodulina gracilis (r) 

 Virgulina sclireibersiana (c) 

 Cassidulina laevigata (r) 



crassa (c) 



Polymorphina lactea (c) 

 Quinqueloculina seminulum (r) 

 Pulvinulina punctulata (r) 

 Nonionina depressula (r) 

 Polystomella striatopunctata var. incerta (cc) 



August 16th. 1901. Gaase Fjord. Depth 7 fathoms. Foraminifera: 



Truncatulina lobatula (c) 



akneriana (c) 

 Discorbina araucana (c) 



August 30th, 1901. Gaase Fjord. Ascidiae and brown algae with 

 adherent specimens of Foraminifera : 



Polystomella striatopunctata var. incerta (cc) 

 Truncatulina akneriana (r) 

 Patellina corrugata (r) 

 Quinqiieloculina subrotunda (r). 



