THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGEE. 
Station 245 . 
Okganism.s from 
TUB Deposit. 
Oroani.sms from 
Si'rface-Xbts. 
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Distance at noon from Honolulu, 1708 miles. Made good 132 miles. Amount of 
current 15 miles, dii-ection N. 16° W. 
Radiolaria (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 40). — The following species of Radiolaria were observed 
in tlie deposit from this Station (see also Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chalk 
E.xp.):— 
Clathrtutphxm circumtexta, Haeckel. 
Tltt'ficyrtis proserjnrix, Haeckel. 
Auloyraphis hexancistra, Haeckel. 
Auloceros dirranaster, Haeckel. 
Atdospathis tetrcnlon, Haeckel. 
Challengeria aldrichi, Murray. 
Challengeron triangulum, Haeckel- 
Haecheliana darwiniana, Haeckel, 
Tuscarora tuhulosa, Murray. 
Concliopsis compressa, Haeckel. 
Surface Organisms. — The following species are recorded from the surface and deep 
nets at this Station : — 
Radiolaria (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 40). 
Spfuerozoum trigeminum, Haeckel. 
Siphonosphwra pipetta, Haeckel. 
Stylosphxm nana, Haeckel. 
Sethocomts trochits, Haeckel. 
Thcocampe cryptoprora, Haeckel. 
Aulacantha spinosa, Haeckel. 
Auloceros furcosus, Haeckel. 
Chfdlcngeria hromlcyi, Haeckel. 
Challengeron triodon, Haeckel. 
Casta nella halfouri, Haeckel. 
Castanidium hethelli, Haeckel. 
Castanissa hoylei, Haeckel. 
Conchidium rhynchonella, Haeckel. 
Amphipoda (Stebbing, Zool. pt. 67). 
Paraphronima cuivis, n.sp. 
Phronima atlantica, Guerin. 
Macrura (Spence Bate, Zool. pt. 52). 
IJymenodora rostrata, n.sp. 
In addition, the following arc recorded in the note-books from the surface and 
down to 50 fathoms: — Pendinium {Ceratiuni) tripos and other species. Diatoms, 
I lalosphsera, Glohigerina, Orhulina, Ptdvinulina micheliniana, Medusae, Siphonoj^horae, 
Cytherids, Sfiphinna and other Copepods, Zoeac of Cirripeds {Archizoea), Hyperids, 
Oxycephedus, and other Amphipods, Zoeac of Euphausia, Ptcropods and larvae, Salpa, 
Doliolum, Apixmdicularia, Fritillaria. Quantities of Cirripeds in spherical masses, and 
large specimens of Phizostoma, were seen floating past. The tow-nets sent down to deep 
water containe<l all the tilings taken at the surface, and in addition Fhaeodaria and many 
other Rarliolaria not found on the surface. Larger specimens of Pulvinulina and 
Orhulina were taken in the deep hauls than in the surface ones. A large school of 
dolphins {Corypliscna) and sharks were about the ship in the afternoon and evening. 
