922 
THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Stations 2;^6 
AND ‘2.^Ga. 
Oroanisms from 
Sl'rface-Nets. 
Ammaia* prom 
Ja.', 
Acanthephyra hrachytelsonis, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained also at Stations 170, 
171, 194, 214, 232, and 318. 
Pasipluea amplidens, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
,, acutifro)is, n.s^. One specimen; obtained also at Station 311, 245 fathoms. 
Lamellibranchi.a.ta (Smith, Zool. pt. 35). 
Lima goliath, Sowerby. One specimen ; obtained also at Station 311, 245 fathoms. 
In addition to the foregoing, the following are recorded in the Station-book : — 
AphrocalHstes (?), several specimens of Isis, Onupliis and another Annelid in tube 
(Terebellid ?), small Scalpellum, small Coccia and another Sternoptychid. 
Excluding Protozoa, over 40 specimens of invertebrates were obtained in this 
trawling, belonging to about 29 species, of which 16 are new to science, including 
representatives of 2 new genera ; 6 of the new species were not obtained elsewhere. 
Surface Organisms. — The following species are recorded from the surface in the 
vicinity of this Station : — 
Radiolaria (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 40). 
Actissa discoides, Haeckel. 
Sphserozoum medusinum, Haeckel. 
,, polygonalis, Haeckel. 
Styptosphxra spumacea, Haeckel. 
Dryynosphaera polygonalis, Haeckel. 
Cenellipsis circopora, Haeckel. 
Ilcliosestnim liriope, Haeckel. 
Spongasteriscus myelastimm, Haeckel. 
Lonchostaurus hifurcus, Haeckel. 
Lithoptera quadrata, Haeckel. 
0'ria.spi<i cicatricosa, Haeckel. 
Jlexacolpus conifer, Haeckel. 
Plectanium ovodimai'c, Haeckel. 
Z ygost(q)h ani u mpa radictyum, Ha.cckc\. 
Toxarium consti'ictum, Haeckel. 
Parastephanus quadrispinus, Haeckel. 
Dictyophimus hrandtii, Haeckel. 
Sethophormis umbrella, Haeckel. 
Sethoconus trochus, Haeckel. 
Corocalyptra margarethse, Haeckel. 
Theocampe cryptoprora, Haeckel. 
Auloceros furcosus, Haeckel. 
Sagoplegma pyramidophora, Haeckel. 
Medusetta quadrigata, Haeckel. 
Gazelletta trispathilla, Haeckel. 
Castanidium hethelli, Haeckel. 
Conchidium dimerella, Haeckel. 
Cadodendrum jlahellatum, Haeckel. 
Tunicata (Herdman, Zool. pt. 76). 
Salpa cordiformis-zonaria. Quo)’’ and 
Gaimard — Pallas. 
'I’he tow-nets procured much the same things as on the previous day (Station 235.) 
The following species arc recorded in the Zoological Reports as having been obtained 
during the stay of the Challenger in the neighbourhood of Japan, in shallow water, 
on .shore, &c.: — 
