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been dredged, often in abundance and of large size, at many localities, in 160 

 to 640 fathoms, and sparingly in 65 to 125 fathoms, in 1880 to 1882. 



A few specimens have been brought from the fishing banks, off Nova Scotia, 

 by the Gloucester fishermen. 



A closely related species (5. Kerguelensis) has been described by Studer 

 from the Antarctic Ocean, off Kerguelen Island. 



Epizoanthus Americanus Verrill. 



Zoanthus parasiticus Verrill, Revision of Polyps, in Mem. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 I., 1864, p. 34 (not of Duch. & Mich., 1860). 



Zoanthus Americanus Verrill, op. cit., 1864, p. 45 ; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 X., 1866, p. 335. 



Gemmaria Americana Verrill, American Naturalist, II., p. 9, fig. 42. 



Epizoanthus Americanus Verrill, Amer. Jour. Sci., II., 1871, p. 361 ; Dana, 

 Corals and Coral Islands, ed. 1, 1872, p. 62, figs. 1, 2; Report on Invertebrata 

 of Vineyard Sound, in Report of U. S. Fish Commission, I., 1873, pp. 446, 

 510, pi. 38, figs. 286, 287; Amer. Jour. Sci., VII., 1874, p. 413; XXIII., 

 1882, p. 316. 

 Smith & Harger, Trans. Conn. Acad., III., 1876, p. 55, pi. 8, fig. 2. 



Epizoanthus papillosus Gray, Proc. ZoiJl. Soc. London, 1867, p. 237 (from Massa- 

 chusetts Bay). 



Plate Till. Figs. 1, 6. 



Two examples of a very singular variety (see Plate VIII. fig. 6) occurred at 

 Station 332. These completely invest the tube of Hyalincecia, and the polyps, 

 which are of large size, form two regular opposite rows, of ten to twelve, on 

 each side. A small incrusting variety occurred on Paramuricea grandis, at 

 Station 305, almost completely covering several of the branches, their tips still 

 remaining alive. 



The following specimens were dredged by the Blake, in 1880. 



This is a very abundant species off" our coast, in moderate depths. Many 

 thousands of specimens have been taken off Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, 



