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Distribution. — A common species in the waters of the Dutch East 

 Indies, the eastern Pacific, and the coasts of Queensland. Known 

 also from the Philippine Islands. It appears to be a planktonic 

 species especially at night. 



PROMYSIS ATLANTICA Tattersall 

 FIGURE 56 



Diagnosis of this species may be found on page 245. 



Figure 56. — Promysis atlantica Tattersall: a, Anterior end to show rostral plate, eye, 

 antennular peduncle, and antennal scale, X 100; b, telson and uropods, X 100. 



Genus DOXOMYSIS Hansen 



Doxomysis Hansen, 1912, p. 205. 



DOXOMYSIS QUADRISPINOSA (Illig) 



Mysis quadrispinosa Illig, 1906a, p. 207, fig. 14. — Tattersall, 1911a, p. 127, 



pi. 6, figs. 6, 7. 

 Doxomysis pelagica Hansen, 1912, p. 205, pi. 8, figs. 3a-g. 



Doxomysis quadrispinosa Zimmer, 1915a, p. 216. — Illig, 1930, p. 480, figs. 163-166. 

 Doxomysis Zimmeri Colosi, 1920, p. 247, pi. 19, figs. 7a-d. 

 Doxomysis Tattersallii Colosi, 1920, p. 248, pi. 19, figs. 8a-e. 



Occurrence. — Philippine Islands: Albatross station 5422, 1 male, 

 1 female. West coast of South America : Albatross station 4640*, 

 identified by H. J. Hansen as D. pelagica (1912) (type). 



