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VELELLA LATA. 



Velella pacifica Eschscholtz, '29, p. 174, taf. 14, fig. 4; Agassiz and Mayer, : 02, p. 159; Lens and 



Van Riemsdijk, : 08, p. 123. 

 Velella cyanea Lesson, '26, pL 6, fig. 3, 4; '30, p. 54. 

 Velella patellaris Brandt, '35, p. 38. 

 Velella oxyolhone Brandt, '35, p. 39. 

 Vellaria oblonga Haeckel, '88a, p. 31. 

 Armenisla lata Haeckel, '88b, p. 84. 



Velella meridionalis Fewkes, '89b, p. 112, pi. 1, fig. 1-3, pi. 2, fig. 3. 

 Velella velella Schneider, '98, p. 194 (partim). 

 ? Velella indica Eschscholtz, '29, p. 175, taf. 15, fig. 5. 

 ? Velaria indica Haeckel, '88a, p. 31. 



Station 4691 14 specimens 1-5 mm. long; Rataria stage. 



Also :— 5° 36' N., 86° 55' W. ; 1 specimen 10 mm. long. 

 Long Beach, California 13 specimens all about 50 mm. long. 

 Hawaiian Islands 20 " " "40 mm. " 



Hawaiian Islands 2 " " " 35 mm. " 



Japan or China? 18 " 10-60 mm. " 



"Voyage S. Francisco-Unalaska ", 8 specimens 20-55 mm. long. 



Port Townsend, Washington 2 



29° 52' N., 116° 15' W. 4 



Point Buchon, California 9 



Ponape, Caroline Islands 42 



28°3'N., 126°57' W. 2 



21° 18' S., 173° 31' W. 1 



Bonin Islands 7 



"Off Lower California" 3 



about 50 mm. " 

 " 40 mm. " 

 25-40 mm. long 

 30-50 mm. long: poor condition 

 70 mm. and 110 mm. long. 

 22 mm. long 

 20-30 mm. long, 

 all about 50 mm. 



I have been able to compare these specimens with large series from Key 

 West and the Tortugas, as well as with a few individuals from Bahia Honda, 

 and from the Mediterranean. 



The absence of mature specimens in the "Albatross" collection of 1904-1905 

 is made even more striking by the fact that only a single large Velella was seen 

 during the Expedition. The clue to this phenomenon is to be found in the fact 



