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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
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Surface Organisms. — The following species are recorded from the surface at 
this Station : — 
Rai>iol.\ria (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 40). 
I)n/mosph<Tm cladophora, Haeckel. 
Ihjat ri ch aspis /urea ta, Haeckel. 
Sethoconu^ trochus, Haeckel. 
Cephalopoda (Hoyle, Zool. pt. 44). 
Tremoctopus quoyanus (d'Orbigny) 
Steenstrup. 
CiRRiPEDiA (Hoek, Zool. pt. 25). 
Lep(U< anseri/era, Linn4. 
Fishes (Gunther, Zool. pt. 78). 
Coryplisena hippurus, (young). 
Noineus gronovii, Gm. 
Auchenoceros sp. (?), (young). 
Hcteropoda (Smith, Zool. pt. 72). 
Cariua)'ia cristata (Linn^). 
In addition, the following are recorded in the note-books ; — Peridinium tripos 
and three other species, Pyrocystis, Ethmodiscus and other Diatoms, Glohigerina, 
OrhnUna, Ilastigerina, Pulvmidina, Amoeba and Infusorians, Medusae, Porpita, 
Physalla, Ctenophora 3 , Sagitta, Alciopa, Tomop>teris, Aphroditacean larvae, Evadne, 
Calanitls, Setella, Sapliirina, and other Copepods, Hyperids, Stomatopod larvae, 
Euphausia, Lucifer, llalohates, lanthina (adult and young), young of other Gasteropoda, 
Atlanta, Tiedemannia [= Gleha], Diacria \_= Cavolinia'], Styliola, Spirialis, 
[ = Limacina], Salpa, Appendicidaria, Doliolum. Several sharks were seen about 
the ship. 
Mr. Murray went away in a boat and picked up a good many lanthinse, on which 
LcjKts was growing, and on the Lepjas were Acineta and small Aphroditaceans. He also 
took specimens of Porpita and Physalia ; under the latter he observed two species of 
small blue fishes, one with stripes of blue and white, and they were generally taken in 
the net along with Physalia. Some smaller fishes were seen, and many specimens of 
GdlospluTra were floating on the surface. llalohates was abundant. Some pieces of 
wood were noticed on the surface, and the presence of Evadne, Annelid larvae, the 
numerous Peridinia and Infusoria, aj:)peared to indicate some drift from land. 
Station 277 (Sounding 419), Sandwich Islands to Tahiti (see Chart 38 and 
DVigram IG). 
-pternWr 17, 1875 ; lat. 1.5° 51' S., long. 149° 41' W, 
'renijK-Taturc of air at noon, 78°’8 ; mean for the day, 7G°7. 
