128 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [CHAP, HI, 
of 270 fathoms, lat. 72° 31’ S., long. 173° 39’ E., 
“corallines, flustree, and a variety of marine inverte- 
brate animals came up in the net, showing an abun- 
dance and great variety of animal life. Amongst 
them I detected two species of Pycnogonum, Idotea 
baffini, hitherto considered peculiar to the Arctic 
Fie. 21.—Arcturus baffini, SaBine. About the natural size. (No. 59) 
seas ’—and some other forms. The figure represents 
Arcturus baffini and a few of its progeny, which 
however have got somewhat into disorder. The nur- 
sery arrangements are usually much more regular. 
One or two species of the singular marine arachnida 
of the genus Mymphon, of a very large size, were 
