364 A. K Verrill^Marine Fauna off New England Coast 



Acanthogorgia armala V., 640 fath., and Paramuricea borealis 

 V., from 234 fath. ; the former, when living, was bright orange; 

 the latter was pale salmon. Of those previously taken, one of 

 the most interesting was Pennatula borealis, obtained in 192, 

 317 and 640 fath. The largest one, from 317 fath., was 21-5 

 inches high and 5 '25 broad. 



Of Pycnogonida, we took some large and interesting, forms, 

 including two examples of Colossendeis colossea Wilson, station 

 1123, in about 700 fath., of which the larger was 19'5 inches 

 across; C. macerrima W., from 317 fath.; and several of 

 Nijmphon Strom-ii, from 234 to 640 fath. 



Crustacea* were much less abundant than in previous years, 

 but large numbers of large shrimp, Pandalus leptocerus and P. 

 propinquus occurred, the latter inhabiting the deeper waters, 

 158 to 640 fath. Cancer borealis was frequent in 90 to 194 

 fath. Among the more interesting species were Geryon quin- 

 quedens, taken in considerable numbers and of large size, at 

 stations 1140 to 1143, in 322 to 452 fath. : Lithodes rnaia, at 

 station 1125, in 291 fath. ; Pentacheles sculptus Smith, one large, 

 at station 1140, in 374 fath.: <'h-aj,hilus Agassizii S., several 

 times, in 291 to 640 fath.: Subinen prittcep* S., stations 1140 

 and 1143, in 374 to 452 fath. ; Boreomysis tridens, in 351 fath. ; 

 Hippohit" Ujebnrgii, frequent in 144 to 640 fath.; Janira 

 spinosa Barger, in 640 fath.; Astacilla granulata (Sars) H., in 

 291 to 640 fath. 



Many of the other species formerly taken also occurred. 

 Several new species were also added to the fauna ; among these 

 are two fine species allied to Munida. 



Of Cephalopods, besides the usual forms, we took one new 

 species, f belonging to the genus Abralia of Gray, a genus not 

 known from the American coast before. A living specimen of 

 the Argonaula argo was caught in a dip-net, while swimming at 



* The Crustacea of 1830 were enumerated and described by Prof. S. I 9mitih, 



