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ART. 2.— BASHFORD DEAN. 



PARAMYXINE ATAMI, nov. gen., nov. sp. 



The single specimen upon which the present description is based 

 was obtained in water of 270 fathoms off Cape Manazuru. near the 

 famous hot springs of Atami (J zu : Sagami Sea), a local name which 

 may appropriately be used to distinguish the species. Kuina Aoki, 

 by whom the specimen was collected, tells me that it is the first 

 which he has seen during his many years fishing and collecting. 



Text Fig. 4. Diagrams of brancial regions of various myxinoids. Ventral aspect. In each the 

 branchial ducts appear at the left in their normal position, at the right schematized so as 

 open directly lateral. 



A. Homea stouti Lockington. g. gut. 



B. Homea bürgert Girard. g- o. gill opening. 



C. Paramyxine atami Dean. h. heart. 



a. b. d. afferent branchial duct. -•• gill sac. 



b. a. a. bifurcation of afferent aorta. t. m. dark line showing position of tongue 

 d. ce. ductus œsophagœus. muscle. 



The type, a female, measures 55 cm. in length. It is preserved 

 in the Imperial University of Tokyo. On 'a following page (p. 

 22) are «'iven the distinguishing characters of this genus and 

 species. I note, however, that the figures drawn by Mr. Kuwabara, 



