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Barentsia gracilis Annandale, 1912, "Occ. Ent. hul. Waters'*, Ree. Ind. Mus.. VII, p. 205 



(Madras). 

 Barentsia gracilis Waters, 19 14, "Mar. Fauna Brit. E. Air.", Proc. Zool. Soc, p. S55. 



opodaria gracilis Kirkpatrick, 1888, "Pol. Port Phillip", Arm. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) II, p. 21 



(Victoria '). 

 Ascopodaria gracilis Ehlers, 1890, "Kenntn. Pedicellineen", Abh. Göttingen, XXXVI, p. 142. 

 Ascopodaria gracilis Robertson, 1900, "Stud. Pac. Coast Ent.", Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. (3) Zool. 



II, p. 345 (California). 

 Pedicellina gracilis, var. nodosa Lomas, 1886, "Rep. Pol. L. M. B. C. Distr.", Proc. Lit. Phil. 



Soc. Liverpool, XL, p. 190, PI. III, fig. 2 (Isle of Man; the variety was distinguished by 



the nodes of the stalk). 

 Ascopodaria nodosa Lomas, 1887, "On Asc. nodosa'', Ibid., XLI, p. XLVI. 

 Ascopodaria nodosa Lomas, 1889, "Second Rep. Pol. L. M. B. C. Distr.", Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Liverpool, III, p. 217. 

 Barentsia nodosa Duerden, 1S93, "New and rare Irish Pol."', Proc. R. Irish Acad. (3) III, 



p. 135, PI. V, fig. 4. 

 Gonypodaria nodosa Ehlers, 1890, t. cit, p. 144. 



433. B. Stat. 7. Reef of Batjulmati, Java, reef; coral and stones (on 2. A., Scrupocellaria ferox). 

 20. J. Stat. 50. Bay of Badjo, W. coast of Flores, o — 40 Metres; mud, sand and shells (on 



20. I., Scrupocellaria). 

 24. F.) Stat. 53. Bay of Nangamessi, Sumba, o — 36 Metres ; coral-sand; near the shore, mud 

 31.J. J (on 24. C. : ', Mimosella tennis; and on 31. I. 2 , Scrupocellaria). 

 427. D. Stat. 60 and 303. Haingsisi, Samau Island, Timor, o — 36 Metres; Lithothamnion (on 



427. B.\ Catenaria). 



337. H.) Stat. 71. Makassar, o — 32 Metres; mud, sand with mud, coral (on 337. A., Scrupo- 



338. D.) cellaria; and on a Hydroid on slide 338. C, Valkeria atlanticd). 



37.ZA.J1 Stat. jj. Borneo Bank, 59 Metres; fine grey coral-sand (on 3/. O., Canda; and on 



41. C. | 41. A., Bugula). 



108. AH. Stat. 144. Anchorage North of Salomakiëe (Damar) Island, 45 Metres; coral-bottom 



and Lithothamnion (on 108. AE., Beania). 

 376. P. Stat. 213. Saleyer, o — 26 Metres; coral-reefs, mud and mud with sand (on 376. C, 



Schizoporella). 

 425. C. Banda Sea (on sea-weed, 011 slide 425. B., Aeted). 

 296. E. Stat. 273. Anchorage off Pulu Jedan, Aru Islands, 13 Metres; sand and shells (on 



296. B. 1 , Catenicella). 

 259. G.) Stat. 318. 6° 36'. 5 S., ii4°55.5E., 88 Metres; fine yellowish grey mud (on 259. C, 

 415. B.) Carbasea cribriformis ; and on 415. A., Flus/ra re/iculiuii). 

 262. F. Stat. 319. 6°i6'.5S., U4°37'E., 82 Metres; fine yellowish grey mud (on 262. L., 



Flus tra reticu lit m ) . 

 555. K. Stat. 320. 6°5'S., II4°7 E., 82 Metres; fine grey mud (on 555. C, Bugula, mounted 



on slide 555. J.~, Lagenipora). 

 Singapore, Mus. Zool. Cambr., Reg. Nov. 11, 1899, F. P. BEDFORD Coll., 5 fathoms. 

 Japan, Mus. Zool. Cambr., Reg. June 23, 1902. A. OWSTON Coll., near Tokyo, 30 — 40 fathoms. 



Size smal], usually less than 1 mm. in total length (stalk + calyx). Thin part of the 

 stalk variable in length, not infrequently showing an incomplete, or more rarely a complete 

 muscular node towards its distal end, or near the middle. Tentacles apparently about 14. 



The present species has been found, in the majority of cases, in small quantities, on 



I) In Mr KlRKPATRICK's specimens fiom Port Phillip, in the Collection of the British Museum (SS. 5. 17.20 and 22) I do not 

 find that the distal end of the chitinous part of the stalk is pointed like the corresponding part of PediccUinopsis fntticosa, as described 

 by that author in the paper cited. 



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