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This variety was common at this station, and seems to replace the 

 typical, which was not found here. 



Nodosaria pauciloculata, var. luzonensis — Material examined. 



NODOSAKU SUBLINEATA R. B. Brady. 



Plate 37, fig. 1. 



Nodosaria hispida, var. sublineata H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, 

 vol. 9, 1884, p. 508, pi. G3, figa. 19-22. 



Description. — Test elongate, nodose, composed of few chambers, 

 the early ones sometimes close-set, initial end mucronate, wall orna- 

 mented by longitudinal costae, more or less broken transversely, 

 apertural neck cylindrical, with annular or spiral costae. 



Length up to 6 mm. 



Distribution. — Specimens referred to this species occurred at Alba- 

 tross stations D5100, China Sea, off southern Luzon, 35 fathoms (66 

 meters), no bottom temperature; D5586, in 347 fathoms (635 

 meters), near Sibuko Bay, Borneo, bottom temperature 44° F (6.6° 

 C); and D5650, in 540 fathoms (988 meters). Gulf of Boni, bottom 

 temperature 40.1° F. (4.5° C), At the latter station the specimens 

 were very numerous. 



These specimens in some ways differ from those figured by Brady, 

 but in the main seem to have the characters which he notes. Their 

 relation to N. liirsuta does not seem to be close, some of the specimens 

 suggesting N. scalaris much more closely. The specimen figured here 

 shows the extreme form, with several close-set chambers and the 

 costae but slightly broken. From this extreme the specimens range 

 toward those figured by Brady. This possibly may prove not to be 

 Brady's species, but a new one. 



Nodosaria sublineata — Material examined. 



