SUMMARY OF RESULTS. > 
885 
Density at 60° F. : — 
Surface, . 
. 1-02572 
200 fathoms. 
. 1-02591 
25 fathoms. 
. 1-02574 
300 
. 1-02536 
50 „ . . 
. 1-02575 
400 „ 
. 1-02550 
100 „ . . 
. 1-02605 
Depth, 2475 fathoms; deposit, Eed Clay, containing only a trace of carbonate of 
lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
At 4 A.M. got up steam. At 5.30 a.m. shortened and furled sails, and proceeded under 
steam to sound. At 6.30 a.m. sounded in 2475 fathoms. Took serial temperatures down 
to 1500 fathoms. At 10 a.m. completed observations and made sail. Albatrosses, 
boatswain birds, and what seemed to be a noddy tern were seen about the ship. 
No Sima lighthouse distant at noon, 1040 miles; Lindsay Islands, 105 miles. 
Made good 77 miles. Amount of current 23 miles, direction N. 48° W. 
Surface Organisms, — The following species are recorded from the surface in the 
vicinity of this Station : — 
Amphipoda (Stebbing, Zool. pt. 67). Macrura (Spence Bate, Zool. pt. 52). 
Phronima megalodous, n.sp. Eretmocaris longicaulis, n.g., n.sp. 
Nudibranchiata (Bergh, Zool. pt. 26). 
Acura lanceolata, Bergh. 
In addition, the following are recorded in the note-books ; — Oscillatoriaceee, 
Pyrocystis (two species), Ethmodiscus and other Diatoms, Peridinium tripos and two 
other species, Gregarinids {Gregarina clavata ?), Globigerina, Orhulina, Pulvinidina, 
Radiolaria in great numbers. Medusae, Siphonophorae, Beroe, Echinoderm larvae, Sagitta, 
Alciopa, Sipunculid and Echiurid larvae, Cypridina (several species), Setella, Copilia, 
Calanids, Hyperids, Oxyceplialus, Squilla larvae, Euphausia, Siriella, Sergestes and 
larvae, Lucifer, Amphion, Phyllosoma, small Anomurous crab, Zoeae of crab, Halohates, 
small Lamellibranchs and Gasteropods, Atlanta, Pterotrachea, Hyalsea [ = Cavoliniai], 
Styliola, small Octopus, Fritillaria, Doliolum, Salpa, small Percoid fishes. Coccoliths 
and Rhabdoliths were found in the stomachs of the Salpse. About a dozen of the large 
cylindrical Diatoms [Ethmodiscus) were separated into a globe of water, and after dark 
disturbed for phosphorescence, but they showed no light. Coryphsena and another large 
fish of a dark colour, with the dorsal and anal fins opposite each other on the hinder part 
of the body, as well as a shoal of small fishes, were seen about the ship. In this 
(Connection it may be noted that no sharks were seen, and it was observed that other 
fishes were seldom seen when sharks were about. 
(summary op results chall. exp. — 1893.) 
Station 227. 
Organisms from 
Surface-Nets. 
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