672 THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Station 299, Off the western coast of South America, between Valparaiso and the 
Island of Juan Fernandez. December 14, 1875. Lat. 33° 31’ 0” S,, long. 
74° 43'0” W. Depth 2160 fathoms. Blue mud. Bottom temperature 35°2 
Fahr. ; surface temperature 62°:0 Fahr. 
IHyphalaster diadematus. 
Marsipaster hirsutus. 
Sration 300. Off the coast of South America, between the Island of Juan Fernandez 
and Valparaiso. December 17, 1875. Lat. 33° 42’ 0” S., long. 78° 18’ 0” W. 
Depth 1375 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom temperature 35°'5 Fahr. ; 
surface temperature 62°°5 Fahr. 
Dytaster exilis. 
Hymenaster vicarius. 
Hymenaster porosissimus. 
Sration 303. Off the western coast of South America, off the Chonos Archipelago. 
December 30, 1875. Lat. 45° 31’ 0” &., long. 78° 9’ 0” W. Depth 1325 
fathoms. Blue mud. Bottom temperature 36°°0 Fabr.; surface temperature 
54°°8 Fahr. 
Ctenodiscus procurator. Also at Stations 306, 307, 309, and 311. 
Mimaster cognatus. Also at Station 311. 
Lophaster stellans. Also at Stations 308 and 309. 
Station 304. South of Port Otway, Gulf of Pefias. December 31, 1875. Lat. 46° 
53’ 15” 8., long. 75° 12’ 0” W. Depth 45 fathoms. Green sand. Surface 
temperature 57°°2 Fahr. 
Porania magellanica. 
Peribolaster folliculatus. 
Asterias (Cosmasterias) tomidata. 
Sration 306. In the Messier Channel, between Wellington Island and the west coast of 
Chili, January 2, 1876. Lat. 48° 17’ 0” S., long. 74° 33’0” W. Depth 
565 fathoms. Blue mud. Surface temperature 57°:0 Fahr. 
Ctenodiscus procurator. Also at Stations 303, 307, 309, and 311. 
Sravion 3064. In the Messier Channel, between Wellington Island and the west coast of 
Chili. January 2, 1876. Lat. 48° 27’ 0” S., long. 74° 30’ 0” W. Depth 
345 fathoms. Blue mud. Bottom temperature 46°-0 Fahr. ; surface tempera- 
ture 57°°5 Fahr. 
Asterias (Cosmasterias) suleifera. 
