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bulletin oe the bureau oe fisheries. 
Nemopsis bachei Agassiz. 
A. Agassiz, 1865, p. 149; Verrill and Smith, 
1873. P- 73 3 . 454 ; Nutting, 1901, p. 375 ! 
Hargitt, 1902, p. 14; 1902a, p. 554; 1904, p. 
41; Mayer, 1910, p. 173. 
Medusae reported from Nantucket, Vineyard 
Haven, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, and 
Newport. Common in September. — A. Agas- 
siz. Observed from June to September. — 
Verrill, Hargitt, Nutting. 
Stylactis hooperi Sigerfoos. 
Nutting, 190X, p. 335, 374; Hargitt, 1904, p. 
41; Mayer, 1910, p. 150. 
“Found growing on a live gastropod Ilyanassa. 
Collected near Woods Hole by Mr. Wal- 
dron.” — Nutting. 
Family EudEndriid.E. 
Eudendrium ramosum (Linnaeus). [Chart 16.] 
A. Agassiz, 1865, p. 159 (not listed for this 
region); Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 734. 4°8, 
etc.; Nutting, 1901, p. 332; Bumpus, 1898b, 
p. 857; Hargitt, 1908, p. 95. 
“Off Gay Head, 8 to 20 fathoms.” — Verrill. 
Abundant and of general distribution through- 
out Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay, being 
one of the few liydroids dredged with great 
frequency in the latter; taken in 2 to 19 
fathoms, on every sort of bottom. — Survey. 
Likewise abundant on piles and frequent in 
shallower waters than those reached by the 
dredge. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7521 (few), 7521 bis*, 7523, 
7525 bis*, 7527 (few tufts), 7532 (few), 7534, 
7535- 7535 bis*. 7537 (abundant), 7540, 7542 
bis (few colonies), 7543 (many), 7543 bis, 7544, 
7545 (stolons), 7545 bis*, 7546 (dead branch)*, 
7546 bis*, 7549. 7549 bis *’ 755 °. 755 ° bis (few), 
7551 , 7551 bis (much), 7552, 7552 bis (few), 7553, 
7556 bis (few), 7557 (large branch), 7558 (large 
branch living), 7559 (living), 7561 (many 
clusters living), 7562 (many living), 7563 
(many living), 7568 (small bunch), 7570, 
7572 (much), 7575 (much), 7576, 7577 (several 
colonies), 7578 (on Mytilus), 7579 (few living), 
7598 (dead), 7605*, 7607*, 7612 (? fragment)*, 
7618 (? fragments)*, 7619, 7624 (few dead 
stems), 7625 (few dead colonies), 7627 (few 
colonies), 7631 (1 small colony), 7633 (1 
colony), 7637 (few stems), 7642 (few dead 
stems), 7645 (1 colony), 7659 (few colonies), 
7662 (? old fragments)*, 7663*, 7666*, 7670 
(few colonies), 7690*, 7702*, 7724*, 7741 
(little)*, 7744 *. 7746*. 7749 *. 775 2 *, 7755 *. 
7759 *. 7778*, 778i*. 7782*, 7783*. Supple- 
mentary stations* (1906): 7525, 7537, 7545; 
a Identified as 
Eudendrium ramosum — Continued. 
(1907): 7526, 7538, 7549; (1909); 7622 (frag- 
ment), 7643 (fragments), 7653 (living), 7657 
(dead stems), 7660 (living and dead), 7668 
(living, with gonads), 7670 (? fragments), 7671 
(fragments). 
Phalarope stations: 13*, 14 (?)*, 37, 58*, 68, 
69*, 82, in*, 160 (? dead stems)*, 163 (1 
bunch)*. 
Concerning reproduction Bumpus records: “Col- 
onies of Eudendrium , probably E. ramosum, 
were taken in a very imperfect condition June 
17 [1908], apparently just beginning from old 
stolons * * * Theearliestsignsof develop- 
ment of eggs occurred during the first week 
of July. The latest were recorded by Dr. 
Murbach, on September 15.” 
After speaking of the slight mention made of 
Eudendrium ramosum in the earlier accounts 
of our local fauna, Hargitt comments: “Can 
it be possible that this species is a recent 
comer into this region, or has it become 
more prolific and abundant of recent years, 
or was its earlier presence simply overlooked 
by naturalists?” 
Eudendrium dispar Agassiz. [Chart 17.] 
A. Agassiz, 1865, p. 159; Verrill and Smith, 1873, 
p. 734, 408; Hargitt, 1901, p. 309; 1008, p. 96; 
Nutting, 1901, p. 332. 
Naushon. — A. Agassiz. Vineyard Sound. — Ver- 
rill. Apparently no local specimens were 
assigned to this species by Nutting. Speci- 
mens thus identified by Dr. Hargitt were 
dredged rather frequently by the survey in 
Vineyard Sound, almost exclusively in the 
western half, in 8 to 19 fathoms, for the most 
part on bottoms of sand and gravel. Taken 
also at Great Round Shoal, off Nantucket, 
July 23, 1908*. There are no Survey records 
for Buzzards Bay. Hargitt ’s statements ( 1908, 
p. 96, 97) to the effect that this species “seems 
to be more common in Buzzards Bay, ” and that 
it “has not been taken on the average once 
'per year during this period [i. e., 15 years]” 
were based upon a misunderstanding as to the 
source of certain specimens which were 
examined by him. 
Fish Hawk stations*: 7523 bis, 7567 (several 
clusters) 0 , 7678 (sexually mature), 7682 (male 
and female), 7689, 7697 (male and female), 
7698 (female), 7699 (male and female), 7700 
(female), 7701, 7706, 7725, 7727, 7730, 7734, 
7735 . 7736, 7739 . 7745 (? fragments). Supple- 
mentary stations* (1906): 7567 (twice re- 
peated) 7723. Phalarope station 58*. 
E . ramosum " by Dr. Nutting. 
