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8. L^TMOGENE SPONGiosA, Theel, 1. c, p. 80. 

 Crydora spongiosa, Theel, Prelim. Kep. Hoi., p. 9. 



One specimen. 



April 17th, 1888, Bay of Bengal, lat, 10° N., long. 91° 7' E., 1924 

 fathoms {Wood- Mason), 



Family Psychropotidse. 



9. EuPHRONiDEs DEPRESSA, Theel, Chall. Rep. vol. iv, Hoi., p. 93. 

 Two specimens. 



Station 118, December 15th, 1890, Bay of Bengal, lat. 12° 20' N., 

 long. 85° 8' B., 1803 fathoms, globigerina ooze with pieces of pumice, 

 bot. temp 35° (AlcocJc). 



10. Bbnthodytes papillifbea, Theel, 1. c, p. 102. 

 " Colour purple, tentacles violet black " (Alcoch). 



Two specimens 80 mm. and 68 mm. The fringe is damaged and 

 the dorsal papillae are not very apparent, but there is, I think, no doubt 

 that these specimens belong to Theel's species. 



Station 117 (Alcoch). 



11. Benthodttbs SANGUINOlenta, Theel, 1. c, p. 104 



Four specimens ; the row of transverse papillae below the mouth 

 cannot be made out. 



Station 118 {Alcocl). 



12. Benthodttes ovalis, n. sp. 



Length 65 mm. ; breadth 35 mm. including fringe. Body oval, flat, 

 about twice as long as broad and of a deep purple colour throughout. 

 A double row of feet on the middle ambulacrum of the trivium and no 

 transverse line of feet below the mouth ; lateral ambulacra with a 

 single row of feet. On the dorsal surface there are three processes on 

 each ambulacrum ; the anterior ones are 15 mm. long and not retractile 

 (?) ; the posterior one in each row is much smaller. Mouth ventral ; 

 anus terminal. Tentacles retracted. Calcareous bodies small 8-armed 

 spicules with the end of each arm clubbed and pei-forated. 



One specimen. 



April 12th, 1888, 7| miles E. of N. Cinque island, Andaman Sea, 

 490 fathoms, bottom green mud (Wood-Mason). 



13. Benthodttes gelatinosa, n. sp. 



Before describing the specimens as they appear in spirit it will be 

 better to quote the graphic account of the fresh creature given by Dr. 

 Giles, Ad. Rep. Marine Survey of India, 1877-88, p. 15 : — 



