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the animal life in this region was found to have a more arctic 
character than in most of the other localities examined. 
Among the arctic species found here were Thwaria articu- 
lata, Rhynchonella psittucea, Astarte elliptica, A. Banksti, Scalaria 
Greenlandica, Aporrhais occidentalis, Trophon Gunnert, Bela vio- 
lacea, and many other northern shells ; Pteraster militaris, Lopho- 
thuria Fabrici: V., Eupagurus Kroyert St., Paramphithoe cata- 
phracta (Stimp.), Tritropis aculeatus Boeck ; Myriozoum subgra- 
cile, Eschara papposa Pack. and Escharoides rosacea Smitt. 
The last four and the four first named were not found in any of 
our Bay of Fundy dredgings, and have not been found so far 
south before, to my knowledge. In 60 fathoms (i), near the last 
locality, N. lat. 42° 44’, W. long. 64° 36’, a similar assemblage 
of animals was met with, including the 7ritropis aculeatus, but 
there were a number of additional ones of interest, among them 
Acanthozone cuspidatus Boeck, Sabinea septemcarinata (Sabine), 
yas araneus, Turritella reticulata, Aglaophenia myriophyllum, 
Lajoéa fruticosa Sars, and a peculiar sponge (Po/ymastia), grow- 
ing in short stump-like masses, with a convex and verrucose 
summit, looking something like fragments of cauliflower. The 
temperature at this place was not ascertained, owing to the loss 
of the thermometer. 
N. lat. 42° 21’, W. long. 64° 9’, the temperature 
fathoms, muddy bottom, the temperature was 39°, big tnrs surface 57°, but in 
aes 
was found to be 44°, the surface and air being 62°. It is greatly to be 
be made in any of deeper waters. 
* It is somewhat rkable that Crepidi } is Lam. (plana Say), a 
sonthern apectes, ocoutred be and on St. George's Bank, although unknown 
Species, occ 
in the Bay of Fundy. This is a species perfectly distinct from 0. 
which setae eyiaes have united ae wrioonay it occurs associated with the lat- 
n the outside of shells, Limuli, etc. 
