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Stat. 16. — Stat. 40. — Stat. 47''. — Stat. 96 (night). — Stat. 96 (day). -- Stat. 101. — 

 Stat. 106. - Stat. 129. — Stat. 13S. — Stat. 141 (HENSEN vertical net, 1500 metres to 

 surface). — Stat. 146. — Stat. 148 (HENSEN vertical net, IOOO metres to surface). — Stat. 

 168. - - Stat. 169. ■ ■ Stat. 184. - - Stat. 185 (Hensen vertical net, 1536 metres to sur- 

 face). — Stat. 217 (horizontal cylinder). — Stat. 220 (surface). — Stat. 223. — Stat. 271. 



Sapphirina nigromaculata is a moderately broad species. The furcal joints are elongate 

 ovate in shape and are fully twice as long as broad. The apex of each joint is rather narrowly 

 rounded. The inner margin terminates in a small tooth. 



This species has been recorded from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and from 

 the Mediterranean, and Red Sea. 



10. Sapphirina opalina Dana. 



Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1849, PP- 8 — 61. 

 Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1852 — 55, p. 1254, pi. 88. 

 Sapphirina opalina Brady, 1883, p. 126, pi. XLIX. 

 Sapphirina opalina Giesbrecht, 1893, p. 620, pis. 52 & 54. 

 Sapphirina opalina T. Scott, 1893, p. 123. 

 Sapphirina opalina Steuer, 1898, p. 6. 

 Sapphirina opalina Cleve, 1904, p. 196. 

 Sapphirina opalina Wolfenden, 1905 (a), p. 1029. 



This species appeared to be moderately frequent and fairly well distributed in the Malay 

 Archipelago. It was found in the plankton collected at the following stations. 



Stat. 36, 32 specimens. — Stat. 37, 4 specimens. — Stat. 93. — Stat. 96 (night). — Stat. 98, 

 9 specimens. — Stat. 106, 6 specimens. -- Stat. 117', 21 specimens. — Stat. ii8(Hen t SEN 

 vertical net, 900 metres to surface), 1 specimen. — Stat. 136. — Stat. 141 (HENSEN ver- 

 tical net, 1500 metres to surface), 3 specimens. — Stat. 144, 17 specimens. — Stat. 148 

 (HENSEN vertical net, 1000 metres to surface), 8 specimens. — Stat. 165, 6 specimens. — 

 Stat. 169. ■ Stat. 172, 13 specimens. ■ ■ Stat. 177 1 . -- Stat. 185, 5 specimens. — Stat. 

 189*. — Stat. 203 (HENSEN vertical net, 1 500 metres to surface). — Stat. 204, 5 specimens. — 

 Stat. 205. — Stat. 220 (surface), 4 specimens. — Stat. 252. — Stat. 276 (HENSEN vertical 

 net, 750 metres to surface). — Stat. 282. — Stat. 315, 7 specimens. 



Sapphirina opalina is a rather broad species with short and very wide furcal joints. 

 Each joint is about as broad as long. The tooth-like projection of the inner margin extends 

 beyond the apex of the joint. 



This species has been recorded from Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and from the 

 Mediterranean. 



1 1 . Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana, 1849, PP- $ — 61. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana, 1852, p. 1251, pi. Sy. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Giesbrecht, 1893, p. 618, pis. 1, 52 & 54. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Steuer, 1898, p. 6. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Thompson & Scott, 1903, p. 286. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Cleve, 1903, p. 368. 



Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Wolfenden, 1905 (a), p. 1029. 



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