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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
St* NOS 143. 
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SiRrACi-Xrrs. 
StaNo* 144. 
Surface Organisms. — The following species are recorded from the surface at this 
Station : — 
Radiolaria (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 40). 
Coleaspin hydrotomica, Haeckel. 
Schizopoda (Sars, Zool. pt. 37). 
Euphausia pellucida, Dana. 
Thysanoessa gregaria, n.sp. 
Nematoscelis tenella, n.g., n.sp. 
Hauls of the tow-net were taken at 100 fathoms, and at the surface in the morning, 
afternoon, and at night ; in the afternoon more animals were caught than in the morning, 
while at night there were very few. The following are recorded in the note-books: — 
Peridinium, many Globigerina and Orbulinse, some, with long spines and of a bright 
red or pink colour, many Acanthometrse and other Radiolarians, Diphyes, Sagitta, larvae 
• >f Tercbella, young Apiiroditacean, Cypridinidae, Calanid, small Copepods, Phronima , 
J iphausia (very abundant), Pteropod (Cymbulian ? ) larva, Cleodora [ = Clio], and 
small fish. 
Pteropoda (Pelseneer, Zool. pt. 65). 
Cavolinia injlexa (Lesueur). 
Tunicata (Herdman, Zool. pt. 76). 
Salpa de mocratica-mucronata , 
Forskfthl. 
December 20 to 23, 1873. 
On the se dates there was a strong westerly wind. On the 20tli the screw was taken up, 
and on it were found Cirripeds ( Balanus ), specimens of a Ilydroid, belonging to the 
genus Tubularia ( 7'ubularia polycarpa ? ), 2 inches in length, along with the following 
pecies of Amphipods (see Stebbing, Zool. pt. 67) : — 
Atyloides assimilis, n.g., n.sp. 
Caprella equilibra, Say. 
Podoceras falcatus (Montagu). 
Albatrosses and three species of Petrels were following the ship. On the 22nd a 
j *i« * e of sea- weed ( Duroillea ) was hauled in on the log-line, and was found to be covered 
with specimens of Lepas, which had many Diatoms and spines of Radiolaria in their 
stomachs. 
Station 144 (Sounding 234), Cape of Good Hope to Marion Island (see Chart 18 
and Diagram 8). 
December 24, 1873 ; lat. 45° 57' 8., long. 34° 39' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 44 *3 ; mean for the day, 42' 7. 
