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Distribution. — Coos Bay Oregon to Bahia Magdalena, Baja 

 California, 0-135 m. 



Photis californica Stout 



Photis californica Stout, 1913, pp. 654-656. — J. L. Barnard, 1962a, pp. 33-36, 

 figs. 12, 13; 1964a, p. 241. 



Material. — cayucos: Phyllospadix-pelx etiid grid, rare. 

 Distribution. — Moss Beach., California, to Bahia de San Cristobal, 

 Baja California, 0-98 m. 



Photis conchicola Alderman 



Photis conchicola Alderman, 1936, pp. 66-67, figs. 39-43. — J. L. Barnard, 1962a> 

 pp. 36-39, figs. 14, 15. 



Material. — carmel: algal holdfasts, scarce (9+ per sq. m.); 

 tunicates and sponges, rare, cayucos: Phyllospadix-peivetiid grid, 

 abundant (814 per sq. m.); sponge, rare to abundant; red anemones, 

 rare; buried cobbles, rare; Macrocystis holdfast, moderately abundant 

 (1 + 128 juvs. per sq. m.); shell fragments, scarce; Laminaria and 

 corallines, abundant, hazard canyon: kelp holdfasts, second most 

 abundant species; algal turf on platform, scarce (44 per sq. m.); 

 sponge, abundant, goleta : submerged rock, 8 m., moderately abun- 

 dant, corona del mar: Phyllospadix-corsllme grid, abundant (30 + 

 577 juvs. per sq. m.); loose rocks, abundant; sponge, moderately 

 abundant; Phragmatopoma masses, most abundant species, la jolla: 

 Phyllospadix-cordMine grid, fifth most abundant species (745 per 

 sq. m.). 



Distribution. — Moss Beach, San Mateo County, California, to 

 La Jolla. 



Photis elephantis J. L. Barnard 



Photis elephantis J. L. Barnard, 1962a, pp. 39-43, figs. 16, 17. 



Material. — pt. fermin: Barnard station 30, January 18, 1950, 

 abundant in wash of loose rocks, corona del mar: Phyllospadix- 

 corsllme grid, abundant (34 + 654 juvs. per sq. m.) ; loose rocks, abun- 

 dant; soft polychaete tubes, most abundant species (incl. juvs.); 

 Laminaria holdfast, abundant; tunicates and soft polychaete tubes, 

 most abundant species, la jolla : mixed red algae below water, 

 abundant. 



Distribution. — Southern California; a slightly different morph 

 from the Galapagos Islands is in hand. 



Photis sp. 



A species with unifurcate hand of male gnathopod 2 in resemblance 

 of Photis bifurcata J. L. Barnard. 



Material. — goleta: Macrocystis holdfast, 3 m., scarce. 



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