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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Timaformosa Continued. 



out the region." Hargitt. According to Mr. 

 Ed wards 's extensive towing records, this spe- 

 cies is most abundant locally in April and May, 

 though taken as early as February, and again 

 in August and September. 



Tiaropsis diademata Agassiz. 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 725, 454, etc.; Mead, 

 1898, p. 704; Nutting, 1901, p. 381; Hargitt, 

 19023, p. 552; 1904, p. 49; Mayer, 1910, p. 258. 



"Woods Hole; April 17 (V. N. Edwards). 1 

 Verrill. "Taken frequently," April, 1908. 

 Mead. "Occasionally taken at Woods Hole, 

 March to May." Hargitt. March 4, 1907, a 

 few young. A. G. Mayer. 



Oceania languida Agassiz. 



L. Agassiz, 1862, p. 352; A. Agassiz, 1865, p. 70; 

 Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 725, 454; Hargitt, 

 1902, p. 13; 1904, p. 50; Mayer, 1910, p. 269 

 (Phialidium languidum). 



Naushon, in September. A. Agassiz. Buz- 

 zards Bay; common in Vineyard Sound. 

 Verrill. " Very abundant in the Woods Hole 

 region, . . . June to September." Har- 

 gitt. 



Oceania singularis Mayer. 



Mayer, 1900, p. 7 (sp. nov.); Nutting, 1901, p. 



380; Hargitt, 1904, p. 50; Mayer, 1910, p. 273 



(Phialidium singularis) . 

 A single specimen taken at Newport, August 22, 



1896. 



Epenthesis folleata McCrady. 



Fewkes, 1882, p. 298; Nutting, 1901, p. 381; Har- 

 gitt, 1902, p. 13; 19023, p. 554; 1904, p. 50; 

 Mayer, 1910, p. 264 (Clytia folleata). 

 Newport. Fewkes. "Common in Vineyard 

 Sound, Woods Hole, etc., from July to Sep- 

 tember." Hargitt. According to Mr. Ed- 

 wards 's towing records, this medusa has been 

 taken locally from February to December, 

 being most common in May. 



Family CAMPANULARTID^. 



Clytia bicophora Agassiz. 



A. Agassiz, 1865, p. 78; Verrill and Smith, 1873, 

 p. 725, 408, etc. (Clytia johnstoni); Bumpus, 

 iSgSb, p. 857; Nutting, 1901, p. 343, 379; Har- 

 gitt, 1904, p. 46; Mayer, 1910, p. 262 (Clytia 

 volubilis). 



Vineyard Sound. L. Agassiz. Naushon. L. 

 and A. Agassiz. "Buzzards Bay; Vineyard 

 Sound, i to 14 fathoms, common," attached to 

 larger hydroids and algae. Verrill. "Found 

 on the stems of T^^bularia crocea . . on the 



Clytia bicophora Continued. 



piles of the United States Fish Commission 

 dock at Woods Hole. ' ' Nutting. Hydroid col- 

 onies found locally on Fucus or among other 

 hydroids, shells, etc. Medusa "frequent in the 

 tow at Woods Hole," in summer. Hargitt. 

 Nutting regards this species as quite distinct 

 from C. johnstoni Alder, with which it has been 

 placed by Hincks and by Verrill. 



Clytia cylindrica Agassiz. 



L. Agassiz, 1862, p. 354 (Platy pyxis cylindrica); 

 A. Agassiz, 1865, p. 80 (Platypyxis cylindrica); 

 Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 726, 408, etc. 

 (Platypyxis cylindrica); Nutting, 1901, p. 343; 

 Hargitt, 1909, p. 374. 



Buzzards Bay, at Naushon. A. Agassiz. " Vine- 

 yard Sound; off Buzzards Bay, 25 fathoms." 

 Verrill. Buzzards Bay, at 1909 repetition of 

 Fish Hawk station 7653.* Survey. 



Clytia noliformis (McCrady). 



Nutting, 1901, p. 343, 379; Hargitt, 1904, p. 47. 

 Dr. Nutting regards the occurrence of this spe- 

 cies at Woods Hole as doubtful. According 

 to Dr. Hargitt, however, the medusa is not 

 uncommon locally. 



Clytia grayi Nutting. 



Nutting, 1901, p. 344 (sp. nov.). 



Nutting's record refers to specimens dredged by 

 the Fish Hawk south of Marthas Vineyard in 

 31 fathoms; thus not strictly within the region. 

 Likewise taken off Crab Ledge. Hargitt. 



Clytia volubilis Lamouroux. 

 Hargitt, 1909, p. 373. 



Neighborhood of Woods Hole, on floating masses 

 of sargassum . 



Campanularia poterium (Agassiz). 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 726, 408, etc. 



(Orthopyxis caliculata); Nutting, 1901, p. 344. 

 "Off Gay Head and in Vineyard Sound, 4 to 15 



fathoms." Verrill. Off Nantucket, in 23 



fathoms. Nutting. 



Campanularia hincksii Alder. 

 Nutting, 1901, p. 345. 



"A specimen was secured from a depth of 15 

 fathoms near Newport, R. I." 



Campanularia volubilis (Linnaeus). 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 726, 408, etc.; Nut- 

 ting, 1901, p. 345. 



"Vineyard Sound to Greenland."- Verrill. 

 "Found growing on Sertularella tricuspidaia 

 on specimens in the U. S. Fish Commission 

 collection; supposed to be from rather deep 

 water. ' ' Nutting. 



