SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
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Density at 60° F. at surface, 1'02570 ; bottom, 1 ’02555. 
Depth, 1875 fathoms; deposit. Blue Mud, containing 4’45 per cent, of carbonate 
of lime (see Murray and Eenard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
At 5 A.M. sounded in 1875 fathoms, about 40 miles S.E. of No Sima lighthouse. 
At 7 A.M. put trawl over. At 10 a.m. obtained serial temperatures down to 1500 fathoms. 
At noon commenced heaving in trawl, which came up at 2.40 p.m. with numerous 
specimens, a large quantity of mud, pumice-stones, large hardened blocks of the deposit, 
Cephalopod beak, vertebra of fish, and leaves of dicotylodonous trees. Surface current 
running at the rate of about 1^ knots per hour. At 3.15 p.m. completed temperatures, 
and made sail to a strong southerly breeze, which during the night increased to a gale. 
Black albatrosses, small petrel-like birds, and larger petrels were seen. 
Distance at noon from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 3346 miles. Made good 
41 miles. Amount of current 14 miles, direction N. 74° E. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the trawl at 
this Station : — 
Alcyonakia (Wright and Studer, Zool. pt. 64). 
Strophogorgia verrilli, n.g., n.sp. Obtained also at Station 235. 
Dasygorgia japo7iica, n.sp. Obtained at no other locality. 
Stenella dosderleini, n.sp. Several specimens ; obtained at no other locality. 
Actiniaria (Hertwig, Zool. pts. 15 and 73). 
Cereus spinosus, n.sp. Four specimens; obtained also at Station 157. 
Paractis (?) tuhidifera, n.sp. Two specimens ; obtained at no other locality. 
Porponia rohusta, n.g., n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. The 
only other species of the genus [Porponia elongata) was 
taken at Station 160. 
Liponema multiporum, n.g., n.sp. One specimen; obtained also at Stations 147 
and 305. Only species of the genus. 
Hydroida (Allman, Zool. pt. 70). 
Monocaulus imperator, n.sp. Obtained also at Station 248, 2900 fathoms. 
Asteroidea (Sladen, Zool. pt. 51). 
Pararchaster semisquamatus, n.g., n.sp. Obtained also at Stations 44 or 45 (var.) 
and 235. 
Porcellanaster tuberosus, n.g., n.sp. Obtained at no other locality. 
(summary op results chall. exp. — 1893). 
Station 237. 
Animals prom 
Trawl. 
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