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P. trigonocheirus, ii ; Hyas coarctatus alutaceus, 4. Pelecypods — ■ 

 Serripes groenlandicus, 3 ; Liocyma fliictuosa, 5. 



Station 8 was in a transition area marking the beginning of the 

 rubble zone and was not very productive of animal life : Bryozoans — 

 C astasia nordenskjoldi, 3; Alcyonidium polyoum (C) (on snail 

 shells containing hermit crabs). Amphipods — Caprellid sp. No. 2, 

 10. Decapods — Paguriis trigonocheirus, 3. 



Station 9 was in a small-stone and gravel area of the rubble zone. 

 The animal life was abundant : Sponges — Choanites liltkeni, 3. Hy- 

 droids — Obelia sp., few col. Nemerteans — Amphiporus lactifloreus, 

 6; Tetrastemma sp., 7. Bryozoans — Tricellaria erecta (C) ; Scrupo- 

 cellaria scabra var. paenulata (C) ; Pachyegis prince ps (C) ; Rham- 

 phostomella jortissima, few; R. gigantea, n. sp., i large; Cystisella 

 jragilis, few ; Costasia nordenskjoldi, 5 ; Cauloramphus cymbaeformis 

 (C). Decapods — Hyas coarctatus alutaceus, 8. Pelecypods — Hiatella 

 arctica (AA). Gastropods — Dendronotus frondosus (?), 2; Den- 

 dronotus sp. (white), 2. Tunicates — Styela coriacea, 4; 6". rustica 

 macrenteron, 6. 



Station 10 was in a region of abundant animal life in the rubble 

 zone (even though half the material brought up in the dredge was 

 dead Hiatella shells) : Sponges — Halichondria lambei (C). Hy- 

 droids — Obelia sp., few col.; Lajoeina maxima (A); Thuiaria sp. 

 (C) ; unidentified calyptoblast (C). Anthozoans — Sea anemones 

 (C). Turbellarians — Notoplana atomata, 4. Nemerteans — Amphi- 

 porus lactifloreus, 3; ^. macracanthus, 4. Brachiopods — Diestothyris 

 spitsbergensis, 6, plus shells. Bryozoans — Eucratea loricata (C); 

 Bidenkapia spitsbergensis, several; Tegella magnipora, n. sp., few; 

 Dendrobeania mtirrayana, 4; Hippothoa hyalina (C) ; Pachyegis 

 princeps (C) ; Parasmittina alaskensis, n. sp., few; Cystisella jragilis, 

 few ; C. bicornis, n. sp., few ; Mucronclla abyssicola, few ; M. ven- 

 tricosa, few; Costazia nordenskjoldi, 9; Diplosolen obelium (C); 

 Cauloramphus cymbaeformis (C). Entroprocts — Barentsia gorbu- 

 novi, 2. Cirripedes — Balanus crenatus (A). Isopods — Phryxus 

 abdominalis, 2 pairs. Amphipods — Rhachotropis acideata, 7 ; Ischy- 

 rocerus commensalis, 3; Ericthonius hunteri (C). Decapods — 

 Sabinea septemcarinata, 2; Pagurus trigonocheirus, 9; Eualus gai- 

 mardi, 21. Pelecypods — Hiatella arctica (AAA). Gastropods — 

 Dendronotus frondosus (?), i. 



Station ii, at the shoreward edge of the mud zone, yielded nothing 

 but holothurians — Myriotrochus rinki, 8. 



Station 14 was obviously in a good area but because of a strong 

 current and wind working at cross purposes the dredge had to be 



