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V-16. Sta. 2724-54, In 1027 feet. OPG took 2.52 cuft of fine 



green sticky mud with a few very hard rocks. The screenings consisted 



of about 16 liters of rubble, fine to coarse gravel and shelly fragments. 



The contained animals were numerous and diversified. 



Some siliceous sponge 



Echinodermsj a few ophiuroids 



Crustaceans with many amphipods. 



phoxocephalid amphipod: Keterophoxus sp, A-7 



Echiuroids deep green kind - 3 



Polychaetes Include: 



Anaitides - several Maldane - many 



Ceratocephala c_« americana - 1 onuphids - several 

 Drilonerels - 1 or more polynoid - 1 or more 



Glycera - 1 polyodontld 



Limibrinerls - several splonids - several 



other kinds 



SUMMARY,- The sample is characterized by the presence of glass sponge, 

 a green echiuroid, and Maldane . 



V-17. Sta, 2790-54. In 1115 feet. OPG took 2.33 cuft of blue 

 gray mud. The screenings consisted of many different kinds of animals. 

 Echlnoderms include a brissopsid and a surface urchin. 

 Crustaceans include some amphipods, cumaceans, an Isopod, an ostracod, 



and phoxocephalid amphipod, Harpinia sp. A-2 

 Echiurold 

 Anemone 

 Polychaetes include: 



Ag; 2.aophamus ■= 2 



Anaitides - 3 



SUMMARY, 



Lumbrineris , other sp. - 1 - 



Maldane - many 



other maldanld - 1 



Nothrla pallida , in thick mud 



tubes - many 

 Onuphis - 1 or more 

 Pectinaria californiensis - many 

 Prlonospio pinnata - several 

 Prionospio , other sp, - 2 



terebellid - 1 



and others 



The bottom is characterized by Nothrla pallida and Pectinaria . 



Chone - 1 



cirratulid - 1 



Drilonerels - 1 



Gonlada - 1 



Harmothoe lunulata var. - 



another harmothoid - 1 



Laonlce - 1 



Lumbrlneris cruzensis - 1 



V-18. Sta. 2190-52, In 1140 feet 

 sllty mud. The screenings consisted o 

 Echlnoderms - an echlnold, and several 

 Echiurold, Thalassema - 1 

 Nemerteans - several 

 Mollusk with Chaetoderm - several 

 Polychaetes Include: 



Aglaophamus - 1 or more 



Anaitides - 1 



Brada - 1 



? Capltella - 1 



other capitellids 



Chloeia pinnata - many 



Glycera - 1 large 



Goniada - 1 



Harmothoe lunulata var. - 2, with 

 Internal parasites 

 SUMMARY,- The bottom is characterized 



ThaT aasfima. 



. OPG took 3,02 cuft of fine 

 f many kinds of animals, 

 holothuroids 



Limibrinerls - several 



Nephtys - several 



Nothrla - 1 



Pectinaria californiensis - 12 



Pherusa - several 



Prlonospio spp. - several 



sabellld - 1 



Scalibregma - 1 



other annelids 



by Chloeia , Pectinaria, and 



