ANTHOMEDUSAE 



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Neoturris pileata (Forskal 1775) 



1913 Neoturris pileata Hartlaub, p. 326. Text-figs. 270-81. 



Occurrence: St. 1606. 31. x. 35. 26° 15' 48" S, 12= 18' E. Off Ichabo Island, South-West Africa. Net: TYFB 

 190-0 m. I specimen. 



The specimen is very large, 35 mm. in diameter and 34 mm. in 

 heighit, the apical projection slightly developed. The free, distal 

 portion of the radial canals is about 19 mm. in length, provided with 

 lateral diverticula of uncommon length, some of them about as long 

 as the width of the canal (text-fig. 2). There are 80 marginal 

 tentacles including a few small ones. 



It was a surprise to find this North-Atlantic species so far south 

 in the ocean. I have compared the specimen with several large 

 examples from northern waters; in some of them the lateral 

 diverticula of the radial canals are almost as long as in the present 

 specimen, and in all other respects the agreement is perfect. The 

 considerable length of the diverticula is most probably the con- 

 sequence of growth beyond the usual size of this species. The 

 structure of the gonads, the length of the ' mesenteries ', the shape 

 of the tentacle bulbs, and the number of tentacles are typical of 

 N. pileata and leave no doubt of the identification. 



Distribution. Common in the North-East Atlantic as far north 

 as the south coast of Iceland and in the Mediterranean. Recorded 

 with some doubt from the Philippines and from Vancouver on the 



west coast of North America. Now found for the first time off the Text-fig. 2. Neoturris pileata : radial 

 west coast of Africa. canal. Specimen from St. 1606. 



Pandea conica (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) 

 1913 Pandea conica Hartlaub, p. 338. Text-figs. 286, 287. 

 Occurrence: 9. xi. 25. 01° 06' N, 13° 05' W. Net: N 200 H o m. i specimen. 



St. loi. 15.X. 26. 33° 50' S, 16° 04' Etc 34° 13' S, 15° 49' E. Net: N 450 V i3io-i4iom. i specimen. 

 St. 282. 12. viii. 27. 01° 11' S, 05° 38' E. Net: TYFB 30o(-o) m. 6 specimens. 

 St. 702. 17. X. 31. 10° 59' 18" N, 27° 03' 48" W. Net: TYFB 236-0 m. 6 specimens. 

 St. 717. 2. xi. 31. 44° 42' S, 53° 32' 12" W. Net: TYFB 212-0 m. i specimen. 

 St. 1600. 25. X. 35. 12° 43' 18" S, 00° 20' 12" E. Net: TYFB 400-330 m. i specimen. 

 St. 1770. 21. V. 36. 33° 49' 06" S, 05° 10' 48" E. Net: N 100 B loo-o m. i specimen. 



Young specimens, 2-3 mm. in diameter, were taken in August and October (Stns 282 and 702), 

 larger specimens, 9-13 mm. wide, in October and November. 



The occurrence at St. 717, off the southern part of the east coast of South America, is peculiar; the 

 specimen is badly preserved, but careful examination has convinced me of the correctness of the 

 identification. 



Distribution. Very common in the Mediterranean ; twice recorded from the neighbourhood of the 

 Bermuda Islands (Bigelow 1918, p. 373 and 1938, p. 106); and from Japan and the Philippines. 

 A record from the Agulhas Current south of Africa by Vanhoffen (191 1, p. 209) seems to be correct. 

 Recently recorded from the Gulf of Guinea (Kramp 1955, p. 251). The present specimens were taken 

 off the west coast of Africa, between the Cape Verde Islands and Capetown. In addition, the specimen 



