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bulletin of the bureau of fisheries. 
Gemellaria loricata (Linnaeus) . 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 747; Osburn, 1912, 
p. 221. 
Nantucket. — Verrill. Well distributed in the 
outer waters of the region. — Survey. Crab 
Ledge, very abundant; off Sankaty Head, 
ESE., in 13 fathoms; ESE., in 20 fathoms; 
E. by S. in 24 fathoms; off No Mans Land, 
abundant. 
Verrill states that the Nantucket specimens 
“differ somewhat from the ordinary form.” 
Dr. Osburn thinks that this statement refers 
to the variety americana Lamouroux, which is 
common at Crab Ledge. 
Scruparia clavata Hincks. 
Osburn, 1912, p. 221. 
Crab Ledge, in 18 fathoms, several colonies 
growing on Gemellaria loricata; Great Round 
Shoal fishing ground, 8 fathoms, on Bugula 
murrayana. 
Family Ceiaulariim;. 
Cellularia peachii Busk. 
Osburn, 1912, p. 223. 
Great Round Shoal fishing ground, 8 fathoms, a 
few fragments on Bugula murrayana. Not pre- 
viously recorded south of the St. Lawrence. 
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Aienipea ternata (Solander). 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 711, 496 ( Cellularia 
ternata ?); Osburn, 1912, p. 222. 
Off Gay Head, “a species of Cellularia, allied to 
ternata.” — Verrill. Dredged by the Survey 
only in the outer waters of the region , on rocky 
and shelly bottoms. Taken a half mile SW. of 
Gay Head; in Muskeget Channel, 7 fathoms; 
Sankaty Head, E. by S., 24 fathoms, very 
abundant; ESE., in 20 fathoms, common; 
Crab Ledge. 
Scrupocellaria scabra (Van Beneden). 
Osburn, 1912, p. 223. 
Woods Hole harbor, in drift; Crab Ledge, on a few 
shells. 
Caberea ellisii (Fleming). 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 711, 420; Osburn, 
1912, p. 222. 
Mouth of Vineyard Sound, off Gay Head, 8 to 12 
fathoms-; off Buzzards Bay, 25 fathoms. — Ver- 
rill. Crab Ledge; off Sankaty Head, E. by S., 
24 fathoms, very abundant , ESE-, 13 fathoms, 
abundant; ESE., 20 fathoms, common; Great 
Round Shoal fishing ground, 8 fathoms, com- 
mon.— Survey. 
Family Bicellariid-E. 
Bicellaria ciliata (Linnaeus). [Chart 30.] 
Osburn, 1912, p. 224. 
Occasional stations throughout Vineyard Sound, 
taken a few times at the mouth of Buzzards 
Bay; dredged in 7 to 15 fathoms, on sand, 
gravel, and shells. Also recorded from piles 
at Woods Hole, Vineyard Haven, and Nan- 
tucket. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7524 bis, 7564 bis, 7699, 
7702, 7706, 7729, 7730, 7733, 7741, 7742, 7744, 
7745. Supplementary stations (1906): 7567; 
(1907): 7780; (1909): 7660, 7668, 7671. 
Phalarope stations: 5, 68. 
Bugula turrita (Desor). [Chart 31.] 
Desor, 1848, p. 66 ( Cellularia turrita, sp. nov.); 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 712, 311, etc.; Os- 
burn, 1912, p. 225. 
Abundant and almost universally distributed 
in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound; not 
recorded from Crab Ledge or other outlying 
points; dredged by the Survey in 1 to 19 
fathoms, on all kinds of bottom, as well as 
collected at very numerous points along 
shores, on piles, etc.; frequently found at- 
tached to floating eelgrass. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7523, 7523 bis, 7524 bis, 7528 
(few), 7530 bis (much), 7531 bis (much), 7532 
bis (few clusters), 7533 bis, 7534 (abundant), 
7535. 7535 bis (few), 7536 (abundant), 7538 (?), 
7538 bis (very much), 7539 bis (few col- 
onies), 7541 bis (many), 7542, 7542 bis (several 
colonies), 7543 bis (?), 7544 (abundant), 7545 
bis, 7546 (2 large clusters), 7547 bis, 7348 
(many clusters), 7349 bis (few), 7550 bis 
(much), 7351 (abundant), 7551 bis (several 
colonies), 7352 bis (many colonies), 7533 
(abundant), 7353 bis (very much), 7334 
(many), 7554 bis (little), 7557 (many), 7558, 
7559- 756o, 7361 (many), 7562, 7562 bis (few 
colonies), 7563 (many), 7563 bis (few col- 
onies), 7564 (many), 7564 bis (considerable), 
7565 (many), 7563 bis (considerable), 7568, 
7569 bis (1 colony), 7570 (few), 7572 (many 
pieces), 7574, 7375 (few), 7576 (several col- 
onies), 7377 (few), 7378 (several colonies), 7580 
(few), 7581 (many colonies), 7582 (several 
clusters), 7384 (abundant), 7583, 7587 (many 
clusters), 7388 (abundant), 7589 (abundant), 
7390 (few pieces), 7591 (many), 7592 (few), 
7593. 7594 (several clusters), 7593 (many), 
7596, 759 s (few), 7599, 76x0, 7611, 7612, 7613, 
