1238 
THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGEK. 
Staho.s 343. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, 
80-8 
130 fathoms, . 
e 
51-1 
10 fathoms, 
80-5 
140 „ 
50-2 
20 „ ... 
800 
150 
49-7 
30 „ ... 
77-0 
160 
49-1 
40 „ ... 
72-5 
170 „ 
48-4 
.lO „ ... 
670 
180 „ 
47-8 
60 „ ... 
62-0 
190 
47-1 
70 ,, ... 
58-0 
200 „ 
46-6 
80 „ ... 
56-3 
225 
45-6 
90 „ ... 
55-0 
250 
45-0 
100 „ ... 
53-8 
275 
44-3 
110 „ ... 
52-8 
300 - „ 
43-8 
120 „ ... 
52-0 
Bottom, 
40-4 
Density at 60“ F. at surface, 
1-02688 
; bottom, 1 '026 12. 
Depth, 425 fathoms ; deposit, Globigerina Ooze, containing 96 ‘80 per cent, of 
carbonate of lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.), 
At 9.30 A.M. observed Ascen.sion Island to the N.E. Shortly before noon stopped to 
sound. At noon sounded in 425 fathoms ; the sounding-tube brought up two pieces of 
Coral coated with manganese. Put dredge over and veered 800 fathoms. Obtained 
serial temperatures down to 300 fathoms. At 2.45 p.m. hove up dredge, with 
a few specimens attached to the swabs and a little deposit. Proceeded towards 
Ascension, and at 4.50 p.m. stopped and anchored in 11 fathoms in Clarence Bay, off 
Fort Thornton, Georgetown. Wide-awakes, boobies, and shags were seen during the day. 
A-'TIMAUI FRf>M 
I>UDOE. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the dredge at this 
Station : — 
Autvon'aria (Wright and Studer, Zool. pt. 64). 
Dasygorgia melanotrichos, n.sp. Stem and several branches ; obtained at no 
other locality. 
Axtipatharia (Brook, Zool. pt. 80). 
Dendrohrachtn fallax, n.g,, n.sp. Two specimens; obtained at no other locality. 
Only species of the genus. 
Corals (Moseley, Zool. pt. 7). 
Cargffphgllm Ijrvicosfnta, n.sp. r)nc specimen (attached to a dead Styla.sterid) ; 
obtained at no other locality. 
