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Leptochelia savignyi — Continued. 
algicola)', Richardson, 1901, p. 504 ( Leptochelia 
dubia ); 1905, p. 26; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 35. 
Woods Hole, Vineyard Sound. — Harger, Rich- 
ardson. Eel Pond, Hadley Harbor, Vineyard 
Haven. — Osbum. A few inshore stations 
along eastern shore of Buzzards Bay; likewise 
near shore of Sound in vicinity of Woods Hole ; 
chiefly taken at depths of 6 fathoms or less, on 
various bottoms. — Survey. Common on piles, 
among ascidians and hydroids. — Harger. Like- 
wise found on algae and eelgrass, and living 
freely at surface. 
Phalarope stations*: 4 (1), 5 (few), 6 (few), 83, 87 
(several), 100 (1), 108, 117 (many among algae), 
118 (common), 132 (many), 141 (few). 
Family Anthurid/E. 
Cyathura carinata (Kroyer). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, P- 57 2 > 426 
( Anthura brunnea ); Harger, 1879, p. 162 (An- 
thura polita ); 1880, p. 398 ( Anthura polita)-, 
Richardson, 1901, p. 508; 1903, p. 63; M. J. 
Rathbun, 1905, p. 36. 
Vineyard Sound. — Harger. Tarpaulin Cove, 
Head of Lagoon Pond, West Falmouth Har- 
bor.— Osburn. Sand or sandy mud, between 
tides or just below low-water mark. 
Ptilanthura tenuis Harger. 
Harger, 1879, p. 162; 1880, p. 406 (sp. nov.); 
Richardson, 1901, p. 508 ( Anthura tenuis)', 
1905, p. 66; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 35 (An- 
thura tenuis). 
Waquoit, in sand at low water, September 8, 
1875. — Harger. 
Calathura branchiata (Stimpson). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 573, 5x1 
( Anthura branchiata)-, Harger, 1879, p. 162 
(Paranthura branchiata)-, 1880, p. 402 (Paran- 
thura branchiata)', Richardson, 1901, p. 59; 
1905, p. 72; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 36 (spelled 
brachiata) . 
Vineyard Sound. — Harger, Richardson. Rare 
south of Cape Cod. — Harger. 
Family CiROLANimE. 
Cirolana concharum (Stimpson). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 572.746,426, 
etc. ( Conilera concharum)-, Harger, 1879, p. 
161; 1880, p. 378; Richardson, 1901, p. 513; 
1905, p. 93; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 36. 
Woods Hole Harbor, sometimes very common. 
Vineyard Sound, Eel Pond. — Harger. Musk- 
keget Channel. — Rathbun. Fish Hawk sta- 
tion 7533 (1), and Phalarope station 80 (1). 
Cirolana concharum — Continued. 
Reported for May and August as well as mid- 
winter. 
This isopod is a scavenger, and may sometimes 
be taken in great numbers in winter from dead 
fish. — V. N. Edwards. It has been drawn into 
the water supply of the Woods Hole hatchery 
in sufficient numbers to block up the cocks. 
Family Cymothoid^E. 
Nerocila munda Harger. 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 571 (sp. 
nov.); Harger, 1879, P- 161 ; 1880, p. 392. 
Richardson, 1901, p. 528; 1905, p. 223; M. J. 
Rathbun, 1905, p. 38. 
Woods Hole and Vineyard Sound, a few speci- 
mens recorded by Harger. Buzzards Bay 
traps, near Woods Hole; Menemsha Bight. — 
Osburn, Linton, Wilson, Edwards. A rather 
uncommon external parasite on various fishes. 
First recorded by Harger from the dorsal fin of 
the large file-fish “ Ceratacanthus aurantiacus” 
(—Alutera schoepfii). Dorsal fin of Mustelus 
canis, August 26, 1893. — (F. R. Lillie, in Ma- 
rine Biological Laboratory card catalogue. 
Listed as Nerocila sp.). Found by C. B. Wil- 
son on the pectoral fin of a remora; another 
found by V. N. Edwards on the same species; 2 
reported by Osburn from Alutera schoepfii, at 
base of dorsal fin; another taken from cheek of 
butterfish. 
Livoneca ovalis (Say). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 572, 477; 
Harger, 1879, p. 162 ; 1880, p. 393; Richardson, 
1901, p. 331; 1905, p. 263; M. J. Rathbun, 
1905, p. 38. 
Vineyard Sound; taken from a bluefish near the 
gills; likewise in one case from scup. — Harger. 
Woods Hole. — Richardson. 
Family Limnoriid.E. 
Limnoria lignorum (Rathke). Gribble. 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 571, 379, 
etc.; Harger, 1879, P- 161; 1880, p. 373; Rich- 
ardson, 1901, p. 532; 1903, p. 269; M. J. Rath- 
bun, 1903, p. 39. 
Of general distribution along the coast, and 
abundant locally. This species brnrows into 
solid wood to the depth of about half an inch, 
often being “so numerous as to reduce the 
wood to mere series of thin partitions between 
the holes. . . . Where abundant it will 
destroy soft timber at the rate of half an inch 
or more every year.” — Harger. According to 
Q. Andrews (cited by Harger), this species has 
likewise been observed to attack the gutta- 
percha of submarine cables. 
