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pusiola were taken in the bottom net in February. One 

 Crangon nanus and Pasiphea sivado at the bottom in 

 March. The Copepod Thalestris hrohnil was represented 

 by seventeen specimens taken in the surface net in April. 



Ofe-Shore Station II. 



Characteristic Organisms. 



December.. Sagitta and Copepoda. 



February .. Sagitta, Copepoda, Nyctiphanes, Rossia and 



two species of fish eggs. 

 September. Larval Echinoderms, Tomopteris, Copepoda, 



Isopoda and Crab Megalopa. 



No diatoms were noted. The Copepoda were similar 

 to those of Station I., except that Thalestris appeared to be 

 absent. Nyctiphanes occurred at the surface and bottom 

 in February, at the bottom only in September. Crangon 

 nanus was taken in the bottom net in February and 

 September. The Ostracod Philomedes inter -puncta was 

 noted in the bottom tow-netting in September. Two 

 specimens of Rossia were collected at the surface in 

 February. The larval Echinoderms mentioned above were 

 represented by young brittle starfish, which were taken in 

 the surface and bottom nets. 



Off-Shore Station III. 



Characteristic Organisms. 



February .. Sagitta, Autolytus, Copepoda, and One species 



of fish egg. 

 March . . . Sagitta, Autolytus, Copepoda and four species 



of fish eggs. 

 April ... Sagitta, Copepoda, Crab Zoea, Ascidian eggs 



and one species of fish egg. 



