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__ in 1872, in the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, or near St. Georges 
410 A. E. Verrill—Results of recent Dredging Expeditions 
waters off the Norwegian coast. It isremarkable forthe beautiful 
and complex wheel-shaped plates scattered in its integument. 
Schizaster fragilis was dredged at various localities, and is a 
common and characteristic species of these muddy bottoms ; 
Archaster arcticus did not occur this season on the muddy bot- 
toms, but several good specimens were obtained in 52 to 90 
fathoms, on hard bottoms, near Cashe’s Ledge (loc. 21), in com- 
pany with A. Parelu, Hippasteria phrygiana, and other interest- 
ing species. Ctenodiscus crispatus was everywhere abundant. 
Several large and fine specimens of a peculiar Ophiuran, new 
to the American coast, were dredged in 142 and 117 fathoms 
(loc. 36 and 87). It agrees well with Amphiura Otter: Ljungman, 
which was dredged in 550 fathoms off the coast of Portugal by 
the Josephine Expedition. The Ophioscolex glacialis, from loc. 
10, and Amphipholis tenuispina, from 105 fathoms (loc. 18), are 
other additions to our fauna. The former was also dredged 
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence last summer by Mr. Whiteaves. 
The Antedon Sarsii is a handsome comatula, new to the Amert- 
can coast. It was obtained at localities 6 and 21. One speci- 
men of acup-coral, apparently identical with Deltocyathus Agas- 
identified. The curious Hyalonema longissimum G. O. Sars was 
ies creeps over the bottom, but does not stand erect, like 
the former. 
List of Species from the Gulf of Maine, inhabiting muddy bot- 
toms, in 60 to 150 fathoms. 
In the following list the species with an asterisk (*) prefixed 
belong more 2 og a to the hard bottoms, but occur more or 
less frequently on the muddy bottoms, adhering to scatte 
stones, or soobg binken shells. Those with a dagger (+) were 
not obtained by Dr. Packard this season, but were mostly dredged 
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