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Station 257. In Du-roa Strait, Kei Islands. To 52 meters. Coral. Acantliogorgia ceylonensis, Bebryce 

 hicksoni, Heterogorgia ramosa. 



STATION 258. Tual Anchorage, Kei Islands. 22 meters. Lithothamnion, sand and coral. Bebryce 

 tliomsoni, Placogorgia pulchra, Heterogorgia ramosa. 



STATION 259. 5° 29.2 S., I32°52.5 E. near Kei Islands. 487 meters. Coral sand and dead coral. 

 Acantliogorgia ridleyi. 



STATION 260. 5°36'.5S., I32°55'.2E. near Kei Islands. 90 meters. Sand, coral and shells. Acantlio- 

 gorgia muricata, A. turgida, Bebryce thomsoni, Muricella grandis, M. perramosa, Placogorgia atlantica, 

 P. cryptotheca, P. studeri, Thesea flexilis, T. simplex, Versluysia ceylonensis, V. dentata, Villogorgia timorensis. 



STATION 266. 5° 56.5 S., I32°47'.7 E. near Kei Islands. 595 meters. Grey mud with coral and stones. 

 Echinomuricea cylindrica. 



STATION 273. Anchorage off Jedan Island, East coast of Aru Islands, (Pearl Banks). 13 meters. 

 Sand and shells. Placogorgia cryptotheca, Thesea jlava, T. sangttinea, Versluysia reticulata. 



STATION 274. 5°28'.2S., I34°53'.9E. near Aru Islands. 57 meters. Sand and shells, stones. Acantlio- 

 gorgia studeri, Echinomuricea spinifera, Heterogorgia clausa, H. ramosa, Muriceides dubia, Muricella gracilis, 

 Placogorgia bebrycoides, P. cryptotheca, P. squamata, Thesea Jlava, T. pallida, Villogorgia intricata, V. serrata. 



Station 280. 8° 17.4 S., i27°3o'.7 E. Timor Sea. 1224 meters. Dredge brought up glossy black 

 manganese nodules. Echinomuricea collaris. 



Station 285. 8° 39.1 S., I27°4'.4E. Timor Sea. 34 meters. On the limit between mud and coral, 

 Lithothamnion. Echinomuricea coronalis, Thesea flexilis. 



STATION 288. 9°o'.5 S., l26°3i'.2E. Timor Sea. 869 meters. Bottom hard, not obtained. Acantlio- 

 gorgia aspera. 



Station 289. 9°o'-3S., I26°24'.5E. Timor Sea. 112 meters. Mud, sand and shells. Acamptogorgia 

 spatulata, Acantliogorgia ceylonensis, Acis scolorensis, Bebryce hicksoni, Elasmogorgia filiformis, Thesea 

 immersa, Versluysia argentea, V. ceylonensis, Villogorgia timorensis. 



Station 297. io°39'S., i23°4o'E. Timor Sea. 520 meters. Soft grey mud, with brown upper layer. 

 Acantliogorgia turgida, Echinomuricea costata. 



STATION 299. iO°S2'.4S., 123 i'.l E. Cyrus Bay, Rotti Island. 30 meters. Mud, coral and Litho- 

 thamnion. Villogorgia incrmis, Heterogorgia magna. 



STATION 305. Mid channel in Solor Strait, off Kampong Menanga, 113 meters. Stony. Acantliogorgia 

 spinosa, Acis alba, A. solorensis, A. squamata, Anthogorgia verrilli, Bebryce hicksoni, Heterogorgia clausa, 

 Muricella grandis, Placogorgia alternata, P. bebrycoides, Versluysia ceylonensis, V. ramosa, V. rosea, Villo- 

 gorgia intricata. 



Station 310. 8°3o'S., U9°7'.5E. Flores Sea. 73 meters. Sand, with few pieces of dead coral. 

 Acantliogorgia flabellum, A. spinosa, A. truncata, Bebryce hicksoni, B. indica, Echinogorgia complexa, Echino- 

 muricea furfuracea, Heterogorgia humilis, Muricella complanata, AL' dubia, Placogorgia reticuloides, P. 

 squamata, Thesea pallida, T. placoderma, Versluysia reticulata, Villogorgia compressa, V. intricata. 



Station 313. Anchorage east of Dangar Besar, Saleh Bay. Up to 36 meters. Sand, coral and mud. 

 Heterogorgia magna. 



STATION 315. Anchorage East of Sailus Besar, Paternoster Islands. Coral and Lithothamnion. Up 

 to 36 meters. Acantliogorgia flabellum, Menella rubescens, Thesea sanguinea. 



The following species were collected by others, but presented to the Siboga Expedition 

 and incorporated in its collection. 



Pulu Missa, near Island of Flores; DE SlSO don. Echinomuricea indomalaccensis, Echinogorgia pseudo- 

 sassapo, Heterogorgia magna, H. reticulata, H. vcrrucosa, Placogorgia dentata, Villogorgia compressa. 



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