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Fig. 24. Largest animals from Newport canyon, Station 7729, in 211 

 meters, including Molpadia intermedia, at the bottom and 

 tube fragments of Pista disjuncta and Nothria pallida, above. 



two clams, were largest, and polychaetes, with 169 Pectinaria, 71 

 Pista disjuncta, 59 Nephtys spp., were most abundant. Echinoderms 

 and crustaceans were sparse. 



6. Newport canyon, Sta. 7728, in 741 meters, mud. The photo- 

 graph (Fig. 26) shows a granular surface; a large ophiuroid Asteronyx 



