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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGEK. 
Siation 322 . 
Ammao from 
Trawi. 
Station 322 (Souiuling 472), Rio de la Plata to Tristan da Cunlia (see Chart 16). 
February 26, 1876 ; lat. 35° 20^ S., long. 53 42^ W. 
Temperature of air at noon, 70°'8 ; mean for the day, 7T’3. 
Temperature of water at surface, 71° ’5. 
Density at 60° F. at surface, r02288. 
Depth, 21 fathoms ; deposit. Sand and Shells. 
At 9 A.M. stopped and sounded in 21 fathoms. Put over trawl, which came up at 
10 A.M. with a few specimens. Position of Station about 60 miles E.S.E. of Lobos 
Island, ofl' the Rio de la Plata. Proceeded under steam. Shortly after, the wind shifting, 
proceeded under sail. Sea phosphorescent after sunset. Molly mauks and large black 
petrels were seen about the ship. 
Tristan da Cunha distant at noon, 2000 miles. Made good 135 miles from Monte 
Video. No current. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the trawl at 
this Station : — 
Actiniaria (Hertwig, Zool. pt, 73). 
Epi zoanthus elongatus, n.sp. Five specimens ; obtained at no other locality. 
.Vn-VELioa (M'Intosh, Zool. pt. 34). 
Terehella (Lanice) seticornis, n.sp. Tube only ; obtained at no other locality. 
Lamellibraxchiata (Smith, Zool. pt. 35). 
Mgtilus edidis, Linne. Obtained also at Station 315 and New Zealand. 
EUcatuhi ramosa, Lamarck. Obtained at no other locality by the Challenger. 
Recorded from West Indies. 
Fishrs (Gunther, Zool. pt. 6). 
Ecrcophis brasiUanns, Quoy and Gaimard. Obtained at no other locality by 
the Challenger. 
Erionotus punclatns, Bl. Obtained at no other locality by the Challenger. 
Tlie Station-bwk records also Ilydroids, Strpulie, and worm-tubes, on the shells. 
Elzcluding Protozoa, about 20 specimens of invertebrates and fishes were obtained 
at this Station, belonging to about 9 species, of which 2 are new to science, and were 
not obtained elsewhere. 
