SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
977 
Surface Organisms. — The following species are recorded from the surface at this 
Station : — 
Eadiolaria (Haeckel, Zool, pt. 40). 
Siphonosphsera pipetta, Haeckel. 
StylosphsBva nana, Haeckel. 
Litholophus penicillus, Haeckel. 
Acanthoma quadrifolia, Haeckel. 
Sethoconus trochus, Haeckel. 
Theocampe cryptoprora, Haeckel. 
Aulacantha spinosa, Haeckel. 
Auloceros furcosus, Haeckel. 
Sagoplegma scenophora, Haeckel. 
Aulosphsera undulata, Haeckel. 
Auloscena jiammahunda, Haeckel. 
Challengeria hromleyi, Haeckel. 
Gazelletta dendronema, Haeckel. 
Polypetta mammillata, Haeckel. 
Castanella wyvillei, Haeckel. 
Conchidium rhynchonella, Haeckel. 
Cododendrum hifurcum, Haeckel. 
Ccelospathis octodactyla, Haeckel. 
Ccelostylus fiahellatus, Haeckel. 
ScHizopoDA (Sars, Zool. pt. 37). 
Euchsetomera typica, n.g., n.sp. 
In addition, the following are recorded in the note-books : — Glohigerina, Orhulina, 
Medusae, Siphonophorse, Distomum, Cypridina, Copepods, Cypris stage of Lepas 
fascicularis, Archizoea, Hyperids, Phronima, Euphausia, Sergestes (?), Halohates, 
Nudibranchs (on dead Velellse), Atlanta,, Oxygyrus, and other Heteropods and larvae, 
Pteropods, Salpa, fish eggs and egg-capsules (on dead Velellse). Two tow-nets were 
sent down on the trawl-line — one at the trawl and one at the weights ; the former was 
completely torn, but the latter contained Phaeodaria and other Eadiolaria, as well as 
some Crustacea not observed on the surface. A shark was seen about the ship. 
Station 253 (Sounding 395), Yokohama to Sandwich Islands (see Chart 36, and 
Diagrams 18 and 19). 
July 14, 
1875 ; lat. 38° 9' 
N., long. 156° 25' 
w. 
Temperature of air at noon 
, 70° '3 ; mean for the day, 69°'2. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . 
67-7 
400 fathoms. 
39°-2 
25 fathoms. 
58-8 
500 
JJ ... 
38-3 
50 
53-4 
600 
)5 ... 
37-6 
75 
51-3 
700 
,5 ... 
36-9 
100 
J5 
50-4 
800 
n ... 
36-4 
125 
49-6 
900 
M ... 
36-2 
150 
49-1 
1000 
,, ... 
36-0 
175 
48-2 
1100 
>5 ... 
35-8 
200 
JJ 
46-9 
1200 
)) ... 
35-7 
225 
>) 
44-8 
1300 
,, ... 
35-5 
250 
43-0 
1400 
... 
35-3 
275 
41-5 
1500 
>> ... 
35-1 
300 
40-5 
Bottom, 
35-1 
Station 252. 
Organi.sms from 
Surface-Nets. 
Station 253. 
