24 ZOANTHARIA 



Episoanthus erdmanni (Baxi) Haddon&Shackletoii Revision British Actiniae 1861 p. 623, 633, 635, 639; 

 — — (Dan). Carlgren in Nordgaard Hydrograph. and Biol. Invest. Norweg. Fjord 



1905 P- 159- 

 ? Mamillifera sp. M. Sars Nyt mag. Nat. 6-2 No. 10 1851 p. 142. 

 ? Zoauthus arcticus n. sp. M. Sars Forh. Skand. Nat. Mode 8. i860 p. 692 Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christiania 



i860 p. 144. 

 ? Zoanthus (str. s.) arcticus^ Andres Le Attinie 1883 p. 546. 



Occurrence: Spitzbergen 8i°i4'N., 22°5o'E., N. E. of Seven Isls. 150 m. gray clay. Bottom 

 temp. 2° Spitzb. Ex. 20/8 1898 No. y] R. M. several specimens. 



80° 3' N., 8°28'E. 475 m. clay Bott. temp. i-i° 14/8. 1878 N.N. A. E. St. 363 R. M. 



Beeren Island 75°38'N., i3°i8'E. 350 m. Bottom temp. 273° Spitzb. Exped. 1898 1/9 No. 41 R. M. 

 several spec. 



73° 3' N., i8°3o'E. 410 m. Bott. temp. 2°. Spitzb. Exp. 4/9 1898 No. 42 R. M. some spec. 



73°27'N., 23°ii'E. 460 m. black grayish clay Bott. temp. 2-67°. Spitzb. Exped. 12/6 1898 No. 2 

 R. M. 2 spec. 



72°53'N., 2i°5i'E. 408 m. clay. Bott. temp. 1-5°. N. N. A. Exp. 30/7 1878 St. 363. 



72°27'N., 20°5i'E. 349 m. Sabulous clay, Bott. temp. 3-5°. N. N. A. Ex. 7/7 1878 St. 290. 



Norway 70°2'.5 N., 2i"*4i' E. Kvrenangen 300 — 343 m. Bott. temp. 2-3°. 19/4 1899 Nordgaard R. M. 



Altenfjord 80 fms. clay bott. July 1890 Jagerskiold U. U. Z. M. 



69°54'N., 20°27'E. Lyngen between outer Garvik and U16 300m. Nordgaard 3/5 1899. R. M. 



Lyngen off the Kaafjord 250 m. bott. temp, abeut 2-85° 3/5 1899. Nordgaard R. M. 



69°4i'N., i5°5i'E. 1591 ni. Sabolous clay Bott. temp. 1-2"'. N. N. A. E. 7/7 1877 St. 190. 



Foldenfjord 530 ra. 6/4 1900 Nordgaard. 



Komagfjord D a n i e 1 s s e n [E. arcticus) Bergens M. (R. M.). 



Skatoren Tromso. 40 fms. Tromso M. 



Malangen 69=33' N., i8°o'E. 380m. Bott. temp. 4-1°. Nordgaard 14/4 1899 (R. M.). 



66°45'N., I5°36'W. 200 ra. Bott. temp. 2-39°. 5/8 1900. Michael Sars Ex. 



Budderbay 30/6 1884 C. Auri villi u.s. 



Greenland 74°52'N., i7°i6' W. 350 m. clay mud with sand and small stones. 4/7 1899 Greenland 

 Ex. No. 18. 



Iceland 0fjord Moller, i colony Copenh. M. 



Dimensions: According to Danielssen the polyps in expanded state may reach a length 

 of 3-5 cm. and a breadth of 2 cm. While considering the first to be very probable, I feel however some 

 doubt as to whether the breadth can be so great. The specimens examined by me were very variable 

 in size. The largest ])olyp (fig. 24 pi. 2) had a length of about 27 cm. and a breadth of o-6 cm. at the 

 broadest place. 



Colour: (Danielssen). "The body is light brownish red almost brick-colour, .somewhat 

 grayish green with a violet play (\z.x. nurivillii?). The tentacles lighter coloured, brownish red and 

 transparent. The oral disc is still lighter in colour than the tentacles and round the outer margin of 

 the oral disc, exactly at the base of the inner tentacular series, there is a narrow light coloured rose- 



