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8 GEORGE V, A. 1918 



Family HALECID.^. 



Genus HALECIUM. 



Halecium articulosum Clark. 



Halecium articulosum Clark, New England Hyd., 1ST6, p. 63. 

 Nutting^ Hyd. Woods Hole, 1901, p. 358. 

 Stafford, Fauna Atlantic Coast, 1912, p. 73. 

 Fraser, Hyd. V.I. region, 1914, p. 164. 

 Distribution. — St. Andrews (Stafford); Wolves, between White and Spruce 

 islands, southwest of Deer island, off Sandreef light, 15 fathoms, oft' Harbour island, 

 25 fathoms, off Joe's point 10 fathoms, reef near Biological station. 



Halecium beaxi (Johnston). 

 Thoa beani Johxston, Br. Zooph., 1847, p. 120, 

 Halecium beani Hincks, Br. Hyd. Zooph., 1868, p. 224. 



JSTuTTiNG, Hyd. Woods Hole, 1901, p. 358. 



Stafford, Fauna Atlantic Coast, 1912, p. 73. 



Eraser, Hyd. Nova Scotia, 1913, p. 168. 



Distribution. — St. Andrews, Seven Islands (Stafford); Barrington passage, 5f., 

 Canso banks, 50f. (Eraser) ; at many points from the south end of Grand Manan to 

 the head of Passamaquody bay. 



Halecium curvicaule Lorenz. 



Halecium curvicaule Lorenz, Polypomedusen von Jan Mayen, 1886, p. 3. 



Broch, Hyd. Arkt. Meere, 1909, p. 150. 

 Distribution. — Off Joe's point, off Deer island, off Brier island, 33-39f. 



Halecium gracile Verrill. 



Halecium gracile Verrill, Invert. An. Vineyard sd.. 1873. p. 729. 



Nutting, Hyd. Woods Hole, 1901, p. 358. 



Whiteaves, Mar. Invert. E. Can., 1901, p. 24. 



Stafford, Fauna Atlantic Coast, 1912, p. 73. 

 Distribution. — St. Andrews, Seven islands (Stafford) ; reef near Biological 

 Station St. Andrews, 5 to 10 fathoms. 



Halecium halecixum (Linnaeus). 



Sertularia halecina Linn.^us, Syst. Nat., 1767, p. 1308. 

 Halecium halecinum, Hincks, Br. Hyd. Zooph., 1868, p. 221. 



Nutting, Hyd. Woods Hole, 1901, p. 357. 



Whiteaves. Mar. Invert. E. Can., 1901, p. 24. 



Stafford, Fauna Atlantic Coast, 1912, p. 73. 



Distribution. — Chateau bay, strait of Bell Isle, 30 fathoms, Bay of Funday 

 (Packard) ; Bay of Fundy (Dawson) ; Bay of Fundy (Whiteaves) ; St. Andrews- 

 (Stafford) ; St. Andrews, off Deer island. 



Halecium minutum Broch. 



Halecium minutum Broch, Nordmeer gesammelten hydroiden, 1903, p. 4. 

 Fraser, Hyd. Nova Scotia, 1913, p. 168. 



Distribution. — Canso banks, 50 fathoms (Fraser) ; Brier island, 22 fathoms. Bay 

 of Islands, Newfoundland, 50 to 60 fathoms. 



