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BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Idothea phosphorea — Continued. 
7704 (2), 7706 (adults and young), 7707 (adults 
and young), 7717 (1), 7718 (3 small), 7719 (2), 
7720 (1 adult and 1 young), 7721 (several adult 
and young), 7722 (1 adult and 1 young), 7724 
(1), 7725 (1), 7727 (1 small), 7728 (several), 
7729 (1), 7730 (several), 7731 (several), 7732, 
7745 > 776 s. 7767 - 
Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: 6 (1), 13 (1), 
20 (young), 22 (few), 26, 27 (few), 28 (1 with 
eggs), 3° (x)> 3 2 (several), 33 (several young 
and 1 adult with eggs), 34 (common), 36 (few), 
37 (1 with eggs), 38 (few), 44 (abundant), 45 
(several), 46, 47 (several), 48, 51 (1 in algae), 55 
(several), 56 (few), 57 (few), 58 (common), 59 
(1), 64 (1), 65 (1), 67 (several), 73 (few), 77 (1), 
82 (2), 100 (1), hi (2), 112, 1 13. 
A few with eggs taken July 6. — Osbum. 
Recorded in food of haddock. — Richardson. 
Edotea acuta Richardson. 
Richardson, 1901, p. 544; 1905, p. 395 (not listed 
for this region). 
Bay shore of Pasque Island, at Phalarope station 
83, 1 specimen thus identified by R. C. Osbum. 
Edotea triloba (Say). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 571, 370, 
etc. ( Epelys trilob us); Harger, 1879, p. 180 
( Epelys trilobus ); 1880, p. 358 ( Epelys trilobus ); 
Richardson, 1901, p. 545; 1905, p. 396; M. J. 
Rathbun, 1905, p. 42. 
Vineyard Sound. — Harger, Richardson. Muddy 
shores, creeping about over the mud or among 
decaying vegetable matter, usually covered 
up with adhering dirt. — Harger. 
Edotea montosa (Stimpson). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 571, 316, 
etc. ( Epelys montosus ); Harger, 1879, p. 161 
{Epelys montosus ); 1880, p. 359 {Epelys mon- 
tosus ); Richardson, 1901, p. 545; 1905, p. 397; 
M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 42. 
Vineyard Sound. — Harger, Richardson. Fre- 
quents muddy bottoms and is concealed by 
the coating of mud which always adheres to 
the rough back. — Harger. Head of Lagoon 
Pond. — Osbum. Recorded by the latter ob- 
server as ‘‘common in coarse sand and ooze, 
just below low tide.” Taken by Mr. Ed- 
wards in surface tow at Woods Hole, October 
15 and October 28, 1905. Five stations at 
western end of Vineyard Sound and mouth of 
Buzzards Bay; 6 to 13 fathoms, on bottoms 
of sand and mud. — Survey. 
Fish Hawk stations*: 7710 (1), 7725 (1), 7728 (1), 
773 ° (r)- 
Phalarope station 78 (2)*. 
Erichsonella attenuata (Harger). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 570, 370, 
etc. {Erichsonia attenuata, sp. nov.); Harger, 
1879, P- x6o {Erichsonia attenuata)', 1880, p. 356 
{Erichsonia attenuata ); Richardson, 1901, p. 
543; 1905, p. 400; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 41. 
This species has previously been listed only from 
New Jersey and Connecticut. “Found cling- 
ing to eelgrass in muddy situations. ” — Harger. 
Taken by Cole at Wareham River, August 16, 
1906.* 
Erichsonella filiformis (Say). [Chart 106.] 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 570, 316, etc. 
{Erichsonia filiformis)', Harger, 1879, p. 160 
{Erichsonia filiformis)', 1880, p. 355 {Erichsonia 
filiformis)', Richardson, 1901, p. 543; 1905, 
p. 401; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 42. 
Vineyard Sound. — Harger, Richardson. Found 
on shore, among eel-grass and algae, and down 
to 7 fathoms. — Harger. Nantucket Sound. — • 
Richardson. Lagoon Pond, on algae. — Os- 
bum. Distribution pretty general in Vine- 
yard Sound and Buzzards Bay, particularly 
at inshore stations; dredged in 1 to 19 fath- 
oms, on various bottoms. — Survey. 
Fish Hawk stations: 61 7532 bis, 7537 bis (few), 
7552 bis (2), 7554 bis, 7613 (1), 7614 (1), 7656, 
7657 (1), 7673 (1), 7677, 7681 (2 young), 7682 
(1), 769S. 77 °° (i)> 77 01 ( 2 )> 7722 (x)> 7725 (1), 
7728 (several), 7729 (several), 7730 (2), 7744 
(1 adult), 7751, 7768, 7769. 
Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: “ 1 (several 
adult females with eggs), 5 (2 females with 
eggs), 8 (few), 9 (1), 11 (1), 16 (several), 20 (3 
females), 22 (few females), 23 (few females), 24 
(few), 25 (few), 30 (1), 32 (1), 33 (1 female with 
eggs), 34 (x). 45 (1). 46 (1), 48, 51 (few in algae), 
52. 53 (x). 55 ( few ), 57 (1), 63 (1), 67 (several), 
82 (1), 86, 87 (common), 108, in, 112, 116 (1), 
128 (1), 129, 134 (1), 135. 
Females with eggs and young in the brood pouch 
reported July 6. — Osbum. 
Family Janirid/L. 
Jcera marina (Fabricius). 
Verrill and Smith (Harger), 1873, p. 571, 315, 
etc. {Jcera copiosa)', Harger, 1879, p. 158 {Jcera 
albifrons)', 1880, P- 315 {Jcera albifrons)', Bum- 
pus, 1898 b {Jcera albifrons)', Richardson, 
1901, p. 554; 1905, p. 450; M. J. Rathbun, 
1905, p. 43 {Jcera albifrons). 
Woods Hole, on Bureau of Fisheries pier; Vine- 
yard Sound; Vineyard Haven, on piles. 
Rocky shores, under stones, nearly up to high- 
water mark; on piles, in crevices, under bark, 
a For the most part identified by R. C. Osburn. 
