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Cirripeds, Hyperia, Phronima, Oxycephalies, Rhabdosoma, Mysis, Leucifer, Diacria, 

 Styliola, Cleodora, Ianthina, Atlanta, Salpa. Although pelagic Molluscs were very 

 abundant in the surface water on that part of the section where the greatest depths were 

 found, not a trace of their shells was found in the deposits at the bottom. 



A Stormy Petrel was frequently seen following the ship, but no other sea birds 

 were noticed till the Azores were neared. 



The trawl brought up from 2850 fathoms several specimens of Ophioglypha bullata, 

 two very small siliceous Sponges, two large reddish Holothurians, six specimens of 

 Scalpellwn regium, a few worm tubes, and a fragment of a crab. A trawl and a dredge 



Fig. 70. — Oyhimnustum lymani, Wyv. Thorns. Dorsal surface; natural size. 



procured from 2750 fathoms, one specimen of a new genus of deep-sea fishes, Bathyophis 

 fcrox, Giin., and a new species, Halosaurus restrains, Gun., three specimens of Scal- 

 pellwn regium, three Annelids, one or two Annelid tubes, three Actiniaria belonging to 

 two species, Ophioglypha bullata, small pieces of a Hydro-Medusoid stock on the 

 Scalpellwn, a Polyzoon (Farciminaria delicatissirna, Busk), and a Priapulid. There 

 were small Nematodes in the body wall of one of the Actiniaria. It is of course impos- 



