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45° 



-40° 



ATLANTIC 

 OCEAN 



Figure 1. -Chart of the northwest Atlantic from lat. 35° to 45°N (Cape Hatteras to Nova Scotia) showing stations where grab 

 samples of macrobenthic invertebrates were obtained, and the location of submarine canyons visited with research submersibles 

 (1 fm = 1.83 m). 



times more than 1 m; Sebens 5 ) may be poorly 

 sampled by dragged collection gear. 



B K. P. Sebens, Maritime Studies Center, Northeastern Univer- 

 sity, Nahant, MA 01908, pers. commun. February 1985. 



The objectives of this study are to describe 1) the 

 Ceriantharia species encountered, 2) their general 

 distribution in relation to latitude, depth, tempera- 

 ture, and sediments, 3) their local distribution pat- 



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