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row of about 5 long fringes at the upper, outer edge, and 3 similar 

 long fringes at the lower, ectal edge. The ventral cirrus is inserted at 

 the inferior edge, proximal to middle. Neuropodial setae are entirely 

 composite and spinigerous, as is characteristic of Leanira. Supra-acicular 

 setae are slenderer and their appendage longer than those of subacicular 

 ones; the cutting edge is finely denticulate (Plate 4, fig. 5). Subacicular 

 setae grossly resemble the upper ones but are proportionately shorter and 

 thicker. The shaft is smooth along its length except for a short spurlike 

 process at its outer, widest part. The appendage is nearly smooth along 

 its cutting edge or slightly undulating (Plate 4, fig. 2) ; its broadest 

 surface is ornamented with short, low ridges which in some lights 

 resemble canaliculae (Plate 4, figs. 3, 4). 



Leanira calcis differs from other species of the genus in the spurlike 

 process on the parapodial branchiae and in having an accessory process 

 proximal to the ventral cirrus. 



It has been taken only in San Nicolas Basin, in 866 fms. 



Family AMPHINOMIDAE 



Genus CHLOEIA Savigny, 1818 

 Chloeia pinnata Moore, 1911 

 Moore, 1911, pp. 239-243, pi. 15, figs. 1-6. 

 Hartman, 1940, pp. 206-207, pi. 31, figs. 10-13. 



This fire-worm is typically a shallow water species, perhaps seldom 

 in the basins, and then only as juvenile, small or stunted individuals; 

 one such was taken in Santa Barbara Basin. The species occurs abundantly 

 in depths of 10-50 fms on sandy bottoms and has its known geographic 

 occurrence limited to southern California. 



Genus PSEUDEURYTHOE Fauvel, 1932 



Pseudeurythoe cf. ambigua (Monro) 1933 

 Eurythoe ambigua Monro, 1933, pp. 6-7, fig. 2. 



Several small individuals come from West Cortes, East Cortes, Long 

 and Velero Basins. They are characterized chiefly by having a long, 

 vermiform body and a greatly reduced prostomial caruncle. The longest 

 measures 8 mm long by 2.4 mm wide and consists of more than 25 

 segments. All specimens are coiled and brittle; the body is broadest in 



