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565 fathoms (1,074 meters). The bottom temperature is not re- 

 corded for either of these stations. 



This species is much larger than M. cylindnca H. B. Brady and 

 has a tapering instead of a cyhndrical form. 



Marsipella gigantea— Material examined. 



MARSIPELLA CYLINDRICA H. B. Brady. 



Marsipella cylindrica Ii. B. Bradv, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh, vol. 11, 1882, 

 p. 714; Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, p. 265, pi. 24, figs. 20-22.— 

 CusHMAN, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. Mub., pt. 1, 1910, p. 30, figs. 15, 16 (in text); 

 Bull. 104, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 1, 1918, p. 24, pi. 8, figs. 4-6; pi. 9, figs. 8, 9. 



The only station at which this species was found is Albatross 

 D5250, Gulf of Davao, 23 fathoms (42 meters). 



But two specimens were found at this station, but those are typi- 

 cal in all respects. 



Marsipella cyclindrica — Material examined. 



Genus BATHYSIPHON G. O. Sars, 1871. 



BATHYSIPHON FILIFORMIS G. O. Sars. 



Plate 2, fig. 1. 



Bathysiphon filifomiis (M. Sars MS) G. O. Sars, Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christiania, 

 1871 (1872), p. 251.— Norman, Rep. Brit. Assoc, 1880, p. 389.— H. B. Brady, 

 Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, p. 248, pi. 26, figs. 15-20.— Cush- 

 MAN, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 1, 1910, p. 31, text figs. 17-21 (in text); 

 Bull. 104, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 1, 1918, p. 27, pi. 11, figs. 4, 5. 



Description. — Test free, cylindrical, straight, or more often slightly 

 curved; diameter uniform, tubular, open ends serving as apertures; 

 wall composed of felted sponge spicules and fine sand in varjnng pro- 

 portions, rather soft and even somewhat friable; color light gray or 

 white, often with a superficial coating of a black deposit. 



Diameter up to 2 mm.; length of Philippine specimens up to 15 

 mm. 



