HOYLE: REPORTS ON THE CEPHALOPODA. i 
Right. Left. 
Length of frst arm |... ys ce BUT 904- 
Length of second arm so so a + +» (b+ 85+ 
Denediobülmd » (€ € co e Se 854- 
Length of fourth atm : . » ı . «<>. 654- 75+ 
Fortunately two excellent colored drawings were made of this specimen 
when it was captured, which give a much better idea of its general appearance 
than could be obtained from the sadly mutilated creature which came into 
my hands. The animals of this family seem particularly difficult to preserve, 
whether it is that their gelatinous tissues are not easily permeated by the 
alcohol or what the cause may be I know not, but no single well-preserved ex- 
ample of this family has ever come into my hands. In the present instance 
the body was much decomposed, especially on the dorsal aspect, where the integ- 
ument and subjacent tissues had entirely disappeared, leaving the cartilage ¿n 
situ, but with its upper surface clearly exposed to view (Plate 3, Fig. 2) in 
Such a way as to leave no doubt as to what was its normal position. The 
significance of this in reference to the generic position of the species 1 have 
already dwelt upon. 
I have remarked above that the figures and description of the examples 
called by M. Joubin (:01) Cirroteuthis wmbellata present a very striking 
resemblance to the species just described. This identification does not rest on 
& comparison with the type, and seems to me to be at variance with an impor- 
tant passage in Fischer’s all-too-short diagnosis. Unfortunately M. Joubin 
gives no account of the form or position of the internal cartilage, which would 
furnish important evidence for or against the view here suggested. 
FROEKENIA, g.n.? 
Allied to Oirroteuthis, with paired fins at the sides, but with no connecting 
membranes between the arms. 
4. Froekenia clara, sp. n. 
(Plate 2, Fig. 2; Plate 3, Fig. 5.) 
Habitat. — Station 3358, off Cape Mala, February 24, 1891 ; lat. 630 Na 
long. 819 44^ W., 555 fathoms ; green sand ; temperature, surface 83?, bottom 
40.22, One specimen, No. 7961. [H. 50.] 
The Body is ovoid, broadest just in front of the fins, tapering slightly towards 
the hinder extremity. The fins are about equal in length to the breadth of 
1 Verrill (96, p. 75, footnote) mentions that satisfactory results may be 
obtained by the use of a refrigerator. 
2 From the Danish word “Fr@ken,” in honor of a lady to whose help lam 
indebted for much of the leisure utilized in preparing this Report. 
