THE VOYAGE OF II.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Station 
Animau- 
Trawu 
758 
19 .** Density at 60° F. at surface, 1 ’02602 ; bottom, 1’02568. 
Depth, 1425 fathoms; deposit, Blue Mud, containing 3136 per cent, of carbonate 
of lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
At 5.30 a.m. stopped and put over trawl. Veered 4400 fathoms of rope as a 
sounding of 4000 fathoms was shown in the chart within a short distance. At 8 a.m. 
sounded and found bottom at 1425 fathoms. At 4 p.m. hove up trawl with numerous 
specimens, pumice-stones, and pieces of wood, fruits, &c. The netting of the trawl was 
covered with a network of branching Rhizopod tubes ( Rhizammina algseformis). At 
4.45 P.M. made all plain sail for Amboina. 
Distance at noon from Noessaniva Point, Amboina, 71 miles. Made good 45 miles. 
Amount of current 10 miles, direction S. 66° W. 
Kit. u The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the trawl at this 
Station : — 
Antipatharia (Brook, Zool. pt. 80). 
Schizopathes ciffinis, n.g., n.sp. Four specimens; obtained also at Station 218, 
1070 fathoms. 
Bathypathespatula , n.g., n.sp. Two young specimens ; obtained also at Stations 218 
(var.), 244, and 246. 
Actiniaria (Ilertwig, Zool. pts. 15 and 73). 
Coralli morphus rigidus, Moseley, n.g., n.sp. One specimen ; obtained also at 
Stations 146, 157, and 299. 
Actinian. One specimen (in bad condition). 
Corals (Moseley, Zool. pt. 7). 
Bathyactix symmetrica (Pourtalbs). For distribution see Station 24. 
Ophiuroidea (Lyman, Zool. pt. 14). 
Ophioglypha variabilis, n.sp. Obtained also at Station 24 (?). 
Amphiura concolor, n.sp. Obtained also at Station 191. 
Echinoidea (Agassiz, Zool. pt 9). 
SaJenia hastigera, n.sp. For distribution see Station 106. 
Gepbyrka (Sclcnka, Zool. pt. 36). 
Phascolion 1x>tulus , n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
