SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
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At 5.50 a.m. shortened and furled sails, and got up steam to sound. At G a.m. observed 
Fernando Noronka Island bearing S. 42 u W. At 8 a.m. sounded in 2200 fathoms 
(Station 112); distance from Fernando Noronha 21 miles. At 9 a.m. obtained serial 
temperatures down to 1500 fathoms, and at 9.50 a.m. made all plain sail. At 
11 a.m. shortened sail and proceeded under steam. At 12.30 p.m. stopped and sounded 
in 1010 fathoms, Hard Ground, bottom temperature 37°‘5 (Station 113); distance from the 
island about 6 miles. At 2 p.m. stopped and sounded in 25 fathoms, deposit Calcareous 
Sand, containing 92'28 per cent, of carbonate of lime (Station 113a). Proceeded towards 
the anchorage in San Antonio Bay, and at 3 p.m. came to in 10 fathoms. 
The Challenger remained at Fernando Noronha till 8 a.m. on September 3 (for 
description of Fernando Noronha, see Narr. Chall. Exp., vol. i. pp. 210-214). On 
September 2 the steam pinnace dredged round the island in depths of 7 to 25 fathoms. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the vicinity : — 
Monaxonida (Ridley and Bendy, Zool. pt. 59). 
Suberites carnosus (Johnston). One specimen; obtained also at Station 75 and 
Port Jackson. 
Corals (Moseley, Zool. pt. 7). 
Madrcicis asperula , M. -Edwards and Haime. Many specimens ; obtained also at 
Station 36 and Cape Verdes. 
Asteroldea (Sladen, Zool. pt. 51). 
Astropecten brasiliensis, Muller and Troscbel. Five specimens ; obtained also at 
Bahia, 7 to 20 fathoms. 
Ophiuroidea (Lyman, Zool. pt. 14). 
Ophiothrix cingidata, Ayres (?). Two specimens ; obtained also at Station 36 and 
Bahia. 
Echinoidea (Agassiz, Zool. pt. 9). 
Cidaris tribuloides (Lamarck). Obtained also at Bahia and Cape Verdes, 7 to 20 
fathoms. 
Annelida (MTntosh, Zool. pt. 34). 
Nereis ( Platynereis ) eatoni, MTntosh. One injured specimen ; obtained also at 
Stations 144a, 149, and Falkland Islands, 5 to 69 fathoms. 
Macrura (Spence Bate, Zool. pt. 52). 
Artemesia longinaris, n.g., n.sp. (?). Fragment of pleon ; obtained also at Station 
321, 13 fathoms. Only species of the genus. 
Alpheus minus, Say. One specimen ; obtained also at St. Paul’s Rocks and Bahia. 
Station 112. 
At Fernando 
Noronha. 
Animals from 
Fernando 
Noronha. 
