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I specimen. — Stat. 185 (HENSEN vertical net, 1536 metres to surface), 2 specimens. — 
Stat. 193, I specimen. — Stats. 1947. — Stat. 276 (HENSEN vertical net, 750 metres to 
surface), I specimen. 
The female of this species is moderately broad. The furcal joints are oval in shape 
and are nearly twice as long as broad. Each joint terminates in a sharp pointed apex which 
and readily distinguishes the species from any of the other known members of the genus. 
Sapphirina sinurcauda has been recorded from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, 
and from the Mediterranean. 
14. Sapphirina stellata Giesbrecht. 
Sapphirina stellata Giesbrecht, 1891, p. 478. 
Sapphirina stellata Giesbrecht, 1893, p. 620, pls. 52 & 54. 
Sapphirina stellata 1. C. Thompson, 1900, p. 288. 
Sapphirina stellata Cleve, 1903, p. 368. 
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This proved to be the most common and widely distributed member of the genus. It 
was represented at the following stations in the area traversed by the ‘Siboga’. 
Stat. 81. — Stat. 89, 5 specimens. — Stat. 93, 2 specimens. — Stat. 96 (night). — Stat. 98, 
5 specimens. — Stat. 99, I specimen. — Stat. 1or. — Stat. 106. — Stat. 117%, 4 speci- 
mens. — Stat. 136. — Stat. 141 (HENSEN vertical net, 1500 metres to surface), 2 specimens. — 
Stat. 144, 2 specimens. — Stat. 165, 3 specimens. — Stat. 172, I specimen. — Stat. 184, 
2 specimens. — Stat. 185 (HENSEN vertical net, 1536 metres to surface), 36 specimens. — 
Stat. 189", 2 specimens. — Stat. 193, I specimen. — Stats. 194—7, 6 specimens. — Stat. 
204, 2 specimens. — Stat. 213, 6 specimens. — Stat. 215*, 6 specimens. — Stat. 217 
(horizontal cylinder), 23 specimens. — Stat. 220 (HENSEN vertical net, 200 metres to surface), 
3 specimens. — Stat. 220 (surface), 6 specimens. — Stat. 222, 1 specimen. — Stat. 224, 
12 specimens. — Stat. 225, 57 specimens. — Stat. 282, 1 specimen. — Stat. 304. 
The female is moderately broad. The furcal joints are elongate ovate in shape and are 
about twice as long as broad. The apex of each joint is rather narrowly rounded. The distal 
end of the inner margin is produced into a distinct tooth. 
Sapphirina stellata has been recorded from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. 
15. Sapphirina longifurca nov. sp. Plate LXIX, figs. 15—20. 
Female — length 5.5 mm. 
Seen from above, the body appears moderately elongate and narrow. Its length, in- 
cluding the furcal joints, is three and a half times longer than broad. The abdomen is distinctly 
narrower than the thorax. The furcal joints are comparatively long and narrow. Each joint is 
three times longer than broad. The outer margin of the joints is nearly straight. The inner 
margin is considerably inflated at the proximal end. The distal end of the outer margin is 
notched. The inner margin terminates in a small tooth. The outer margin is entirely without 
setae. The joints are furnished with a single seta placed at the apex (Plate LXIX, fig. 15). 
The antennules are short and five-jointed. The second joint is considerably longer than 
any of the others. The fourth joint is short (Plate LXIX, Fig. 16). 
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