THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
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> Stations 55r* and 56 (Soundings 116 and 117), off Bermuda (see Chart 8). 
asp 56 . 
May 29, 1873. 
Temperature of air at noon, 75° *3 ; mean for the day, 74°'3. 
Temperature of water at surface, 72° *0. 
At 5.30 \. m. stopped and sounded in 1325 fathoms, deposit Coral Mud, containing 
"I'.-OO per rent, of carbonate of lime (Station 55 b). ,At 7.45 a.m. stopped and sounded 
' 1075 fathoms, deposit Coral Mud, containing 83’02 per cent, of carbonate of lime, 
bottom temperature 38°‘2 (Station 56). Put dredge over and veered 1600 fathoms; 
it came up at noon with a few specimens. The dredge was sent down again in 
tie fteruoon, and came up half full of mud and with a few specimens. A third haul 
■ f t lie dredge in the evening only produced a Sponge. Anchored for the night in 
10 fathoms on the Chaddock Bank, SAY. of lighthouse. 
Ammals from 
I>SUKiE. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the dredge at 
Station 56 : — 
Tetractinellida (Sollas, Zool. pt. 63). 
Isopa pachydermata, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
Azorica pfeifferx, Carter. One specimen ; obtained also at Station 33, Cape Verdes, 
Bahia, and Amboina. 
Hrxactinellida (Schulze, Zool. pt. 53). 
E‘i.ph < tella nodosa, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
Rhabdoilictyum delicatum, Schmidt. Two specimens ; obtained at no other locality 
by the Challenger. Recorded from Gulf of Mexico. 
A'docohjr irregularis, n.g., n.sp. One specimen; obtained also at Stations 145 
and 147, 310 and 1600 fathoms. 
Farrea sp. (?). One specimen. 
L'froyeda decora , Wyville Thomson, n.g., n.sp. Two specimens; obtained also at 
Station 33. Only species of the genus. 
. Iphr cfd/i tes locagei, Wright. Several specimens ; for distribution see Station 23. 
Chanda sma lamella, n.g., n.sp. One fragmentary specimen; obtained also at 
Stations 148 and 170, 550 and 630 fathoms. 
„ sp. (?). One specimen. 
!)< •tyloeidy.e. (?) patella, n.sp. Two specimens ; obtained also off coast of Portugal. 
Alcyoxaria (Wright and Studer, Zool. pt. 64). 
Sympoflinm am, alum, n.sp. Obtained at no other locality. 
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