apparently are restricted in their distribu- 

 tion to the northeastern part of the sampling 

 area. 



The echinoderms are, for the most part, 

 apparently limited in their distribution, with 

 the exception of the asteroid, Asterias amurensis 

 (fig. 12), and the ophiuroid, Gorgonocephalus caryi 

 (fig. 13). These two species are widely dis- 

 tributed in the eastern Bering Sea. 



SUMMARY 



This report is presented as a limited check- 

 list of benthic invertebrate species found dur- 

 ing the king crab surveys of 1958 and 1959 

 in the eastern Bering Sea. The samples were 

 collected throughout the area by means of an 

 otter trawl, supplemented in some places by a 

 dredge. 



Specific identifications were made for the 

 gastropods (exclusive of nudibranchs), pelecy- 

 pods, barnacles, decapod crustaceans, tuni- 

 cates, the majority of the echinoderms, a 

 small number of bir,-^'<oans, hydroids, and 

 annelids. Other organisms are classified gen- 

 erally to class or order. 



The surveys indicate that the gastropods 

 rank first in species representation, fol- 

 lowed by the pelecypods. Of the decapods, the 

 genus PaguTus is represented by the largest 

 number of species. 



A number of species are widely distributed 

 throughout the surveyed area: Neptunea lyrata, 

 Enmacrusisenheckii, P aralithode s camtschatica, Asterias 

 amurensis, and Gorgonocephalus caryi. 



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