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Genus HOLMESIELLA Ortmann 



HOLMESIELLA ANOMALA Ortmann 



Figures 32, 33 



Holmesiella anomala Oktmann, 1908, p. 6, pi. 1, figs. 1-13. — Esterly, 1914, p. 14, 

 pi. 1, figs. 11, 17.— Tatteksaix, 1933, p. 5. 



Occurrence. — Off California : Albatross stations 2892, 1 adult fe- 

 male ; 2896, 1 adult female ; 2925, 1 adult female; 4307, 2 adult females, 



26 to 32 mm. ; 4334, 1 adult female, 32 mm. ; 4351, 1 adult female ; 4379, 

 2 adult females, 20 mm. ; 4380, 1 adult male, 1 adult female, 35 mm. ; 

 4399, 1 female, 20 mm., not quite adult; 4401, 1 adult female, 32 mm. ; 

 4415, 1 adult female; 4423, 2 adult males, 32 mm., and 1 adult female, 

 35 mm. ; 4429, 1 immature; 4435, 1 female, 25 mm. ; 4461, 1 adult male, 

 31 mm., 2 adult females, 31-33 mm. ; 4513, 2 adult males, 32 mm., 1 

 subadult male, 28 mm., 2 adult females, 28 mm. ; 4515, 2 adult females, 

 33 mm., 2 immature females, 24 mm. ; 4516, 1 adult male, 32 mm. ; 4522, 

 1 immature female; 4533, 1 female, 25 mm.; 4540, 1 adult female, 

 35 mm., 2 specimens, 25-30 mm. West coast of the United States be- 

 tween California and British Columbia : Albatross stations 2890, 1 

 adult female ; 3112, 2 adult males, 35 mm. ; 3126, 1 adult female, 35 mm. ; 

 3162, 1 adult female, 30 mm. ; 3348, 3 adult females, 32-33 mm., 1 im- 

 mature female; 3669, 1 adult female, 35 mm., 1 female not quite adult, 



27 mm. Off British Columbia : Albatross stations 2860, 1 immature 

 female, 20 mm. ; 2861, 3 adult males, 20-23 mm., 3 immature specimens ; 

 4192*, identified by Ortmann (1908) ; 4756, 3 immature males, 9 adult 

 females with eggs in the brood pouch, 20-25 mm., 8 immature females ; 

 G. H. Wailes collected 1 specimen from Hecate Channel, Esperanza, 

 Vancouver Island, No. 985, May 29, 1928 and 1 specimen from Sher- 

 ringham, Barkley Sound. Off Alaska: Albatross stations 3211, 1 

 adult male, 37 mm., 1 adult female, 32 mm. ; 3337, 1 adult female, 37 

 mm.; 4251*, 4257*, 4264* (types and cotypes) identified by Ortmann 

 (1908). Bering Sea: Albatross stations 3227, 19 adult females, 13 

 adult males, up to 37 mm. ; 3315, 1 immature female, 26 mm. ; 3316, 1 

 adult male, 36 mm. ; 3324, 1 adult male, 32 mm. ; 3325, 1 adult female, 

 37 mm. ; 3329, 2 adult females, 37-38 mm. ; 3330, 2 adult males, 35^0 

 mm., 5 adult females, 35-40 mm. ; 3331, 1 male, 3 females, 32 mm. ; 3332, 

 1 immature female, 28 mm. ; 3608, 1 adult male ; 4781, 2 adult females, 

 33-37 mm., 8 immature females. Off Korea : Albatross station 4861, 

 1 adult female, 34 mm. 



Distribution. — This species would appear to be widely distributed 

 on the continental slope of the Pacific Ocean from California right 

 around to the coasts of Korea. Previous records include the types 

 from Alaska (Ortmann, 1908), specimens from California (Esterly, 

 1914), and specimens from British Columbia (Tattersall, 1933). 



