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SUMMARY," The largest and most conspicuous are Dlopatra ornata. Total 

 number of species is estimated at 70 of which 50 are annelids; 

 total number of individuals in excess of 600. Echinoderms and 

 mollusks are few. 



I NW-5. Stao 3493-55, In 100 feet, OPG took 1.57 cuft of green 

 sticky mud with slight odor of HgS, Most of the sediment passed 

 through the screens, 



Echinoderms Includes Astropecten armatus - 5 

 Crustaceans include a few amphlpods ' 

 Mollusks include a living PolynlceS ;, a few Tellinaj, Cadulus , and some 



other smaller gastropods and pelecypods 

 Glottidia - a few small 

 Cerianthid anemone- in tube 

 Some sipuncullds and smaller nemertean 

 Polychaetes Includes 



Ancistrosyllis 



Asychis - 1 in limp, silt-covered 



tube 



Chaetozone 



Glycera 



Laonice and other small spionlds 



Lepidasthenia 



and others 



Lumbrineris spp. 



maldanlds, in stiff sandy tubes, 



with more than 1 species 

 Nereis pro c era- 1 ovigerous 

 Prionospio plnnata 

 Splophanes 



Sthenelanella unlf ormis 

 Tharyx parvus - many 



Sta, 

 The 



3493-55, 



screenings 



In 95 feet. OPG took 1,19 cuft of green 

 were almost entirely animals of various 



I NW-6 

 sticky mud 

 kinds, 

 Echinoderms includes 



Plsaster giganteus - 1 large;, weighs 187,5 grams (wet weight) 



Astropecten - 1 

 Crustaceans includes 



phoxocephalid amphlpods 



Pontharpinia sp, 

 Pontharpinia sp, 

 ostracods, cumaceans 



G-1 

 J-1 



and 



other amphlpods. 

 Mollusks include: 



a large ? Drupa sp„- 1, weighs 75,3 grams (wet weight) 



C onus 



Eullma 



and other smaller gastropods and pelecypods 

 Nemertean J perhaps Cerebratulus - 1 large 

 Polychaetes with many species and individuals, includes 



Nephtys other spionlds 



Nereis procera Sternaspis 



Prionospio spp, Terebellides 



various cirratullds 



and many other kinds 

 SUMMARY. -The fauna from this area is enriched, represented by larger 



and smaller individuals of many groups of animals. The largest 



individual is Pisaster giganteus . The number of species is est- 

 imated at 75, that of individuals at 125, 



a large terebellid, in tube 



I WW-7, Sta. 3494-55, In 114 feet, OPG took 2,63 cuft of green 

 sticky mud. The screenings consisted of many kinds of animals. 



