14 ALLAN HANCOCK ATLANTIC EXPEDITION REPORT 



Plumularia margaretta ( Nutting) 



Monotheca margaretta Nutting, Amer. Hyd. II, 1900, p. 72. 

 Plumularia margaretta Fraser, Atlantic Hyd., 1944, p. 348. 



Distribution. — 2 miles off Bahia Honda, 9 fathoms. 



This location is not far to the westward of the Dutch West Indies, 

 where the species was previously reported. It has been collected off La 

 Plata Island, Ecuador, in the Eastern Pacific. 



Plumularia setaceoides Bale 



Plumularia setaceoides Bale, Hyd. S.E. Australia, 1882, p. 28. 



Fraser, Atlantic Hyd., 1944, p. 353. 

 Distribution. — Caledonia Bay, on floating sargassum. 

 The nearest previous record was Key West, Florida. 



Plumularia strictocarpa Pictet 



Plumularia strictocarpa Pictet, Revue Suisse Zool., 1893, p. 55. 



Fraser, Atlantic Hyd., 1944, p. 353. 



Distribution. — 2 miles off Bahia Honda, 9 fathoms. 



This location is not far to the westward of the Dutch West Indies 

 where the species has been reported. 



Genus HALOPTERIS 

 Halopteris carinata Allman 



Halopteris carinata Allman, Gulf Stream Hyd., 1877, p. 43. 



Fraser, Atlantic Hyd., 1944, p. 360. 



Distribution. — 2 miles off Bahia Honda, 9 fathoms. 



The nearest records of this species to this are those off Dry Tortugas 

 in the one direction and Montserrat in the other. 



Genus AGLAOPHENIA 

 Aglaophenia allmani Nutting 



Aglaophenia allmani Nutting, Amer. Hyd. I, 1900, p. 100. 



Fraser, Atlantic Hyd., 1944, p. 365. 



Distribution. — 8 miles southwest of San Nicolaas Bay, Aruba Island, 

 23-24 fathoms. 



The nearest records to this are Dry Tortugas to the north and 

 Barbados to the east. 





