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St. 296. 26. viii. 27. 8° 12' N, i8° 49' W, south of Cape Verde. Young fish trawl, 450-500 (-0) m. 



One specimen badly preserved, 52 mm. diam., 46 mm. high, with long " Stielcanal", no gonads, 

 pigment mostly vanished, lappet zone rather dark. 

 St. 285. 16. viii. 27. 2° 43' 30" S, 00° 56' 30" W, Gulf of Guinea. 4^ m. tow-net, 125-175 (-0) m. 



Two specimens: one 39 mm. diam., 22 mm. high, deformed; one 46 mm. diam., 25 mm. high, 

 deformed. Both with short "Stielcanal", without gonads, very deeply pigmented on stomach and 

 lappet zone, tentacles white. 

 St. 276. 5. vii. 27. 5° 54' S, 11° 19' E, Gulf of Guinea. Young fish trawl, 150-0 m. 



One specimen in fair condition, 31 mm. diam., 26 mm. high, with long "Stielcanal", without 

 gonads, stomach very deeply pigmented, lappet zone reddish brown. 



St. 440. 21. ix. 30. 30° 13^ to 30° 25I' S, 32° 48I' to 32° 48' E, east of Cape Agulhas. Young fish 

 trawl, 1 000-0 m. 



Two specimens in fair condition : (a) 33 mm. diam., 28 mm. high ; (b) 26 mm. diam., 24 mm. high. 

 With long " Stielcanal ", one with opening at the apex, no gonads, stomach very dark brown, lappet 

 zone more reddish. Found together with seven Atolla wyvillei. 

 St. 86. 24. vi. 26. 33° 25' S, 6° 31' E, west of Cape of Good Hope. 4J m. tow-net, 1000 (-0) m. 



Two specimens in fair condition, 70 mm. diam., 65 mm. high, and 46 mm. diam., 52 mm. high, 

 stomach pointed, with very long " Stielcanal" (8 mm. long), with opening at the apex, gonads feebly 

 developed, stomach very dark brown, lappet zone with diffuse dark brown pigment, tentacles white, 

 with peculiar radial structure on the exumbrella. 



Transitional stages between hyacinthina typica and regina 



St. 72. I. vi. 26. 41' 43' 20" S, 42° 20' 40" W, far north-east of Falkland Islands. 4J- m. tow-net, 

 2000 (-0) m. 



One specimen, badly preserved, 27 mm. diam., 12 mm. high, central disc 13 mm. broad, pigment 

 on stomach faded, lappet zone diffusely pigmented. 

 St. 151. i6.i.27. 53° 25' S, 35° 15' W, north-east of South Georgia. 4^ m. tow-net, 1025-1275 m. 



One specimen badly preserved, 26 mm. diam., 12 mm. high, central disc 14 mm. diam., faded, 

 without gonads. 

 St. WS 361. 14. i. 29. 55° 24' S, 34° 42' W, south of South Georgia. 70 cm. tow-net, 1000-750 m. 



One specimen in fair condition, vasiform, 31 mm. diam., 12 mm. high, central disc 16 mm. broad, 

 lappet zone turned upwards, no gonads, without " Stielcanal ", stomach dark red, pedalia and lappets 

 diffusely reddish brown, tentacles white. 



St. 391. 18. iv. 30. 55° 48^' S, 52° 35' W, between Falklands and South Orkneys. 4^ m. tow-net, 

 1200-1300 (-0) m. 



Two specimens, deformed, flat, without gonads: one 36 mm. diam., 8 mm. high, central disc 

 18 mm. diam. ; the other 27 mm. diam., flat, central disc 13 mm. diam. Together with five specimens 

 of regina. 



Forma regina^ 



St. 85. 23.vi. 26. 33° 07' 10" S, 4° 30' 20" E, west of Cape of Good Hope. 4.1m. tow-net, 

 2000 (-0) m. 

 One specimen low, plump, damaged on stomach, stomach highly vaulted with cicatrice on the 

 apex, no "Stielcanal", with feebly developed gonads, dark purple pigment on stomach mostly 

 vanished, peripheral zone poorly pigmented. 



^ For measurements see Table II, p. 354. 



