SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
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a very slender form allied to Anceus, very small and insignificant Serolis, probably one 
of the northernmost representatives of this southern genus, an Ostracode, a peculiar Maiid, 
a small Stenorhynchus, and a Nymphon. The shell of a Venus was very remarkable.” 
Station 162 (Sounding 266), Melbourne to Sydney (see Chart 25). 
April 2, 1874 ; lat. 39° 10' 30" S., long. 146° 37' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 62 0, 3 ; mean for the day, 62°’3. 
Temperature of water at surface, 63 '2. 
Density at 60° F. at surface 1 ‘02632. 
Depth, 38 fathoms ; deposit, Shelly Sand, containing 8 2 ‘2 2 per cent, of carbonate 
of lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chalk Exp.). 
Under steam all night. At 5.30 a.m. observed land near Wilson’s Promontory on 
the port bow. Altered course towards Rodondo Island. At 8.20 a.m. passed S. side of 
Rodondo Island, and altered: course towards Moncoeur Islands. At 9.20 a.m. passed within 
a mile (S. by E.) of W. Moncoeur Island, and steered towards E. Moncoeur Island. 
At 10 a.m. stopped near E. Moncoeur Island to dredge. Lowered cutter, and landed 
exploring party on E. Moncoeur Island. At 11 a.m. hove up dredge. Fired two guns to 
recall exploring party. At noon stopped off N.W. point of E. Moncoeur Island. At 
12.20 p.m. exploring party returned. Proceeded N.E. by E. At 1.20 p.m. stopped to 
trawl. At 2.40 p.m. hove up trawl, and made sail. At 7.30 p.m. lost sight of Wilson’s 
Promontory Light. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the dredge and 
trawl at this Station : — 
Keratosa (Polejaeff, Zook pt. 31). 
Psammocl ema ramosum, Marshall. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality 
by the Challenger. Recorded from Bass Strait. 
„ folictceum, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
Cacospongia tuberculata, n.sp. Two specimens ; obtained at no other locality. 
Moxaxonida (Ridley and Dendy, Zook pt. 59). 
Pachychalina elongata, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
,, (?) punctata, n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
Chalina pergamentacea , Ridley. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality by 
the Challenger. Recorded from Brazil and Torres Strait. 
Station 161 . 
Station 162 . 
AnDIALS PKO.M 
Dredge and 
Trawl. 
