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The following notes refer to species mentioned in the 

 accompanying table, which present points of interest : — 



SpiroloctUina limhata. — Only one perfect specimen was 

 found in Sounding N'o. 4, and a few fragmentary specimens 

 in Soundings Nos. 2 and 3. So far as I am aware, it has 

 never been found in this locality before. 



Astrorhiza arenaria. — This interesting arenaceous Ehizopod 

 was taken in considerable numbers, chiefly in a fragmentary 

 state, in the deposit obtained from Sounding No. 11, and 

 attached to swabs. It has never before been taken in this 

 locality, or in such shallow water. Its nearest known 

 habitat to the Scottish coast is the Faroe Channel, where it 



