POLYCH^TA— BENHAM. 

 Antarctic Polych^ta. 



I have estimated from these various reports, including the present one, that 

 about 128 species of Polychseta are known from the Antarctic seas. 



Of these the families niost abundantly represented are : — ■ 



Terebellidse 



SyUidaj 



Phyllodocidae 

 Aphroditida? 

 Maldanida; ... 



Serpulidae 



Sabellidae 



Ampharetidaj 



Opheliida^, Ty|)hloscolecidtB, and Chlorhaemidse 



Amphinomidaj and Hesionidse 



Alciopidae and Ariciidse ... 



Nereidae, Eunicidse, Sphaerodoridse, and Spionidae 



Nephthydidse, Tomopteridse 



Glyceridse, Capitellida3, Scalibregmida?, Ammocharidse and Cirratulidse are each 

 represented by one species only. 



The winter quarters of the " Am'ora" were in Commonwealth Bay, Adelie Land, 

 to the south of Australia; and it was here that most of the collecting was carried out. 

 A small party had been left on Macquarie Island in connection with the Meteorological 

 and Wireless Station, and during the two years spent here a number of Polychtetes 

 and Oligochastes were gathered around the shore. 



A few worms were also obtained by trawling off Maria Island, Tasmania, imder 

 the supervision of Professor T. T. Flynn, of the University of Tasmania, who had accom- 

 panied the " Aiu'ora" on one of her trips to the Macquaries. 



