156 THE CORAL EEEFS OE THE MALDIVES. 



In a surface haul off Anguretin (North Malosmadulu), we obtained many 

 Sau-ittae of all sizes, Sergestes, Crustacean larvae, masses of spores of 

 Algae, and of Thrichodesmium, very many Copepods of a small species, and 

 a great number of Geryonia, and of Eutima. 



> At ten in the morning we made a surface haul about halfway between 

 Miladummadulu and Makunudu. The sea was smooth with a bright sun 

 shining, and the water was swarming with life. We collected a great num- 

 ber of Porpita, among them a few very diminutive ones, a colossal Cestum 

 with bright yellow pigment at the extremity of the flappers, Globigerinae, 

 Halobates, young Flying Fish, Diodon, Balistes, and Mollusks; Sergestes, 

 masses of a large blue Copepod, large blue Shrimps, young of Physalia, 

 many different species of floating fish eggs, Sagittae, Sargassum, and 

 Thrichodesmium. 



We found a species of Amelia in great abundance in the northern part of 

 Tiladummati, specially at our anchorage off Hanimadu, and in the northern 

 Maldives. It is found as far south as Addu. 



Off Timarafuri Pass (Kolumadulu) we made three hauls with the 

 tow net in fifty, one hundred, and one hundred and fifty fathoms. We 

 obtained free swimming Amphioxus larvae, perhaps the young of some 

 pelagic species. It seems to be the same larva as that collected by 

 Gardiner in the south of Miladummadulu Atoll and in Fadiffolu Atoll. 1 

 The net also contained hosts of Hyalea, Atlanta, Criseis, Cuvieria, Sty- 

 liola, Phyllosoma, Hyperia, three species of Siphonophores, two species 

 of Medusae, huge Sagittae, Sapphirina, Sergestes, brilliantly colored Ma- 

 crurans, Oxyrhynchus, large blue, red, and small light-brown Copepods, 

 and numerous large Appendiculariae. 



About two miles west off Kandudu Pass (Kolumadulu), we made a pelagic 

 haul in about seventy fathoms. We obtained masses of Copepods, Sagittae, 

 Pyrosoma, Macruran and Brachiuran larvae, Sergestes, Collozoum, Aglaura, 

 Rhopalonema; a remarkably large transparent Zoea with a huge carmine 

 patch, Oxyrhynchus, transparent, Syllis-like Annelids, Diphyes, and two 

 other genera of Siphonophores, Sapphirina, Atlanta, and Spinalis. 



1 C. Foster Cooper Cephalochorda, p. 354, PI. XVIII., fig. 3, Part I. Vol. II. J. S. Gardiner, Fauna 

 and Geog. of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, June 15, 1903. 



