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this region and several additioual ones were obtained. Among those 

 of special interest were Goniociclaris paixillata ,liJ6 to 158 fathoms; Bris- 

 sopis lyrifcra, 158 to 194 fathoms ; Hpatunym purpureus^ 89 to 158 fath- 

 oms; Schhaster vimaliferm, 100 fathoms, several ; EchhiuH Wallisi A. 

 Ag., G40 fathoms ; E. (jracilia, numerous and of large size at stations 

 1097 and 1098, in 156 to 158 fathoms; rhormosoma Sigsbci A. Ag., sta- 

 tion 1123, in about 700 fathoms,* seveBJil, both large and small, the 

 largest 124""" in diameter; Forania (jrandin \'., abundant in 150 to 158 

 fathoms ; Odontaster hispidus V., abundant in 89 fathoms. 



Among those added to the fauna this year are a very rare Diadema- 

 like sea-urchin {Remipedina Cubensis A. Ag.) from 194 fathoms, pre- 

 viously known only from the West Indies; Solaster Earllii V., of which 

 a large nine-armed specimen, bright scarlet in color, was obtained in 

 234 fathoms, station 1121 ; Loj}hafiter furcifer, saxer-dl from 234 and 640 

 fathoms ; Astrogonium granulare, from 156 and 640 fathoms ; Astrophy- 

 ton Laniarcl-ii, color, bright orange, several from 194 fathoms; Asteronyx 

 Loveni M. & Tr., station 1123, in about 700 fathoms, on a pennatulid ; 

 color of both bright orange ; Ophioscolex, new sp., with four arm-spines 

 and a small tentacle-scale, 234 fathoms ; KMsocrinus Lofofensis, young, 

 from 640 fathoms. 



Most of the Anthozoat of the previous years were again ol)tained, with 

 some additional ones, including a remarkable new Pennatulid belong- 

 ing to a new genus,| and two Gorgonians : Acanthogorgia armata Y., 

 640 fathoms, and Paramuricea boreali.H Y., from 234 fathoms ; the former, 

 when living, was bright orange ; the latter -was pale salmon. Of those 

 previously taken, one of the most interesting was Pennatula borealis, 

 obtained in 192, 317, and 640 fathoms. The largest one, from 317 fath- 

 oms, was 21.5 inches high, and 5.25 broad. 



Of Pycnogonida, we took some large and interesting forms, including 

 two examples of Colossendeifi colossea Wilson, station 1123, in about 700 

 fathoms, of N-^hich the larger was J 9.5 inches across ; G. macerrima W., 



* The trawl was put down at this station in 780 fathoms, hut hefore it was taken up 

 the depth liad become fi27 fathoms. 



tMost of the Antliozoa obtained l)y us liave been described and iigured by the au- 

 thor in the Bulletin Mus. Cornp. Zoology, Vol. XI, 18815. See, also, Aiiier. Journ. 

 Science, lK81-'6i{. 



t Distich<)2)tihim YciTili. — Sleuder pennatulids, with an axis through the whole 

 length, and i)olyps arranged alternately, in a simple row, on each side ; calicles bilo- 

 bed, appresHcd ; zooid.s three to each polyp, oim; in front and one on each side of each 

 cell ; spicuhi abundant in the calicles, rachis, and stalk. 



Di)itichoptiliim f/racilc Verrill. — Long and slender, with a long stalk. Polyp-cali- 

 cles rather large, rigid, closely appressed, with two sharp terminal lobes, filled with 

 spicula, concealing the opening, and overlapping the base of the ealiclc in fi'o.nt ; 

 zooids small, not exsert, showing as small white spots at each side and in front of each 

 polyp cell ; stalk long, slender, with a long narrow bulb ; color, bright orange-red, 

 due to the spicula; end of bulb yellowish; length, 18 inches, or 456'"'" ; breadth in 

 middle, 2""'' ; length of stalk, 100" 



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