NO. 1 HARTMAN, BARNARD: BENTHIC FAUNA OF DEEP BASINS 43 



Sta. 5002-57: 



The sample was dead except for a small crustacean, Acanthomysis 



sp. which might have been trapped from bathypelagic waters; tube 



remains of Phyllochaetopterus were present. 

 Crustacean 



Acanthomysis sp. — 5 



Sta. 3411-55: 



Screenings contained many dead wood sticks, dead shells of foramini- 

 ferans, radiolarians, broken shells of Cyclopecten, empty tubes of 

 Phyllochaetopterus and Protis; there were no living animals. 



Stations 3410-55, 3412-55, 2963-54 and 2964-54 contained no living 

 animals; the screenings resembled those from Sta. 3411-55. 



APPENDIX IV 

 ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM OFFSHORE BASINS 



SANTA CATALINA BASIN: Analyses of 10 samples, listed by 

 depth in meters ; all samples contained living animals. 



Pj i Biomass Bio-index 



Sta. * per sample Individuals 



ml to Species 



3026 

 2846 

 2850 

 4-742 

 2169 

 2130 

 2849 

 3025 

 2848 

 5104 



Sta. 3026-55: 



Screenings consisted of many foraminiferans and some metazoans, 



the ophiuroids most conspicuous. 

 Mollusks — 2 small clams and dead valves of pecten 

 Echinoderms 



Ophiura leptoctenia — 2 moderately large 

 Sipunculid 



perhaps Golfingia eremita calif ornica — 1 



