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several were obtained. At Position 60 a female was infected with 

 Saeculina. 



Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus). 



From one to five specimens at Positions 1, 5, 6, 7, 37, 44, 45, 52. 



Depth, 40-47 fath. 



Only small specimens were recorded at Positions 1, 6, 37, and 

 44, that at 44 being an ovigerous female. 



Inachus dorsettensis (Pennant). 



At Positions 1 (several), 3, 4, 5 (two), 7 (one), 9 (one), 13 (three), 

 14 (one), 18 (two), 20 (one), 31 (a few), 34, 35, 37, 41 (one), 43, 45 

 (two), 49 (two), 52 (ten), 53, 56 (a few), 59 (a few), 60, 78 (a 

 few). 

 Depth, 40-49 fath. 



At Position 1, four specimens were dressed, severally, with Lafbea 

 fruticosa, Plumularia catliarina, Halecium sp., and Halichondria sp. 

 No other record was preserved of examples illustrating this habit. 



Inachus leptochirus, Leach. 



At Positions 45 (two), 49 (one), 52 (two), 56 (one), 67 (one). 



Depth, 47-49 fath. 



Distribidion : Shetland (Norman, 11); Moray Firth (Gordon, 113); 

 Firth of Clyde (Elliot, Laurie, and Murdoch, 6); western coasts of 

 Devon or Cornwall and Bigbury Bay (Leach, 120) ; Falmouth (Norman, 

 130); Channel Islands (Norman, 128); north side of Bay of Biscay 

 (Kemp, 117); N.W. coast of Spain, N.E. of Cape Verde Islands, 

 Azores (Milne-Edwards et Bouvier, 125); Azores (Miers, 122), (Milne- 

 Edwards et Bouvier, 123) ; Spalato in Adriatic (Heller, 115). 



MAIIDAE. 

 Pisa biaculeata (Montagu). 



At Positions 14 (one female with Saeculina), and vii (one 



ovigerous female). 

 Depth, 42-49 fath. or over. 



Hyas coarctatus, Leach. 



Single specimens at Positions 1, 14, 32 (ovigerous female), 43, 67. 

 Depth, 40-52 fath. 



PARTHENOPIDAE. 



Eurynome aspera (Pennant). 



At Positions 1 (three), 6 (one), 10 (one), 11 (one), 31, 32 (one), 34, 35 

 (two), 36 (three), 37 (two), 38, 43 (a few), 44, 46 (one ovigerous 

 female), 47 (one), 53 (one), 56 (one), 58 (one), 59 (four). 

 Depth, 40-49 fath. 



