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At St. 283 seven small, three intermediate and four large specimens were taken. The 

 large animals were fully expanded, the largest measuring about 125 mm. overall. Some 

 of them resembled those taken at Ascension in having red-brown papillae scattered over 

 the body. 



14. Physcosoma scolops Selenka and de Man. 



Distribution. A cosmopolitan species occurring in many parts of the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean 

 and on the southern and western coasts of Africa. Along the coasts of Natal and 

 Cape Province it is one of the commonest intertidal sipuncuHds, and has been 

 secured at a number of places along these coasts during the recent surveys carried 

 out by the Zoology Department of the University of Cape Town. On the west 

 coast of Africa it has been recorded as far north as the Gulf of Guinea. In this 

 latter area it has been recorded from the Gold Coast, Ilha das Rolas bei Ilha de 

 Sao Thome, the Isle of Annobon and the Belgian Congo. The Discovery col- 

 lections have not greatly extended the known range of distribution on the African 

 coast, but the species is recorded for the first time from Ascension. 



Occurrence. Cape Province: Saldanha Bay beach. 1926. 



False Bay off Simon's Town: St. 90. 1-2 m. 

 Ascension: Clarence Bay: St. i. 16-27 m. 



The specimens were quite typical and need no description. The species was not 

 found in any abundance, the numbers at the stations being two, two and one re- 

 spectively. 



Genus Aspidosiphon Diesing 



15. Aspidosiphon miilleri Diesing. 



Distribution. This species occurs along the Atlantic coasts of Norway, Britain and France. It is 

 also found in the northern North Sea and in the Mediterranean. On the west 

 coast of Africa it is recorded south to the French Congo. On the east coast of 

 Africa it is known from Suez and Jibouti. Sluiter has also recorded it from the 

 Malay region. In the Gulf of Guinea and neighbourhood it is recorded from 

 Dahomey, southern Nigeria and Kinsembo. 



Occurrence. Gulf of Guinea: Off Annobon: St. 283. 18-30 m. 

 French Congo: Off Cape Lopez: St. 279. 58-67 m. 



At St. 283 thirteen specimens were taken, the largest being about 20 mm. overall, 

 while the rest were small. 



At St. 279 four small specimens were secured. 



PRIAPULIDAE 



The family is a small one, only three species being recognized. Of these, two occur 

 in northern seas, and three in southern and Antarctic waters. Of these latter, two are 

 now considered to be only varieties of the northern species. The southern records are 

 as follows: 



Priapulus horridus Theel (191 1, p. 24). 

 Uruguay: 33° S, 51° 10' W. 80 m. 



