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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Family PHYLLODOCID^. 
Genas PHYLLODOCE Savigny. 
Phyllodoce sanctae-vincentis McIntosh. 
Phyllodoce sanctae-vincentis McIntosh, Report Challenger Expedition, vol. xii, p. 166, pi. xxvil, fig. 9, pi. xxxii, fig. 
8, pi. xiv A, figs. 14, 15. 
Three specimens were in this collection, one from station 3810 (211-53 fathoms, on a bottom of 
fine coral sand) being somewhat larger than the one described by McIntosh, having a width of 4 mm. 
in the widest part. The eyes, also, were much larger than in McIntosh’s figure, and I could not find 
the terminal row of “warts” which he describes for the proboscis. There is a row of 16 papillae 
around the proboscis aperture. 
Other specimens from station 4098 (95-152 fathoms, on a bottom of coral sand, foraminifera and 
radiolaria) agreed more closely in size of body and character of proboscis with McIntosh’s description 
than did the above, though the differences in the form of dorsal and ventral cirri in different parts of 
the body were less than he indicates. McIntosh describes the species as having ‘ 1 large blackish eyes,” 
but figures rather small ones. The present specimens agree more nearly with his description than 
with his figure. 
Phyllodoce tenera Grube. 
Phyllodoce tenera Grube, Annulata Semperiana, p. 97, 1878. 
So far as I can tell from Grube’ s description, this specimen belongs to his species. The ventral 
cirri are filled with a material which turns yellow in preserving fluid, thus presenting a sharp con- 
trast to colorless portion of remainder of body. 
Collected at station 3812, 6£ fathoms, on a bottom of coral and coral sand. 
Genus ANAITIS Malmgren. 
Anaitis tenuissima Grube. 
Phyllodoce tenuissima Grube, Annulata Semperiana, p. 95, 1878. 
Grube’ s description is not accompanied by figures, but so far as I could determine from his text 
this specimen belongs to this species. Grube describes tentacular cirri on 3 somites. This would 
bring it under the genus Anaitis rather than Phyllodoce. 
Collected at station 3940, 59-70 fathoms, on a bottom of white sand and broken shells. 
Family ALC10PIM. 
Genus VANADIS v. Greef. 
Vanadis minuta, new species. 
Body small, first 21 somites measuring 8 mm. ; eyes prominent, light brown in color, broader than 
any part of anterior region of body; diameter across eyes 2 mm. Seen from above, head shows two 
prominent eyes, corneal areas not visible in this view; a bridge of tissue extends across from one eyk 
to the other, with a rounded lobe (tentacle?) on its anterior edge (<? fig. 25); anteriorly a pair of 
lanceolate marginal tentacles (a. t., fig. 25). Ventrally, head shows longer tentacles below the 
lanceolate ones. Only one was present in the specimen ( p . t., fig. 26) ; large corneal areas look down- 
ward and outward; between the eyes a series of longitudinal foldings extend down into mouth (fig. 26). 
Posterior portion of head broad, and extending out like a shallow saucer, in which eye-bearing portion 
seems to be held. Laterally this is prolonged into a cirrus on either side, with a distinct joint at its 
base, which extends out under the eye (c, fig. 26). 
First somite behind head with a cirrus on either side (fig. 26); second somite with similar but 
shorter cirri; third somite broader, with longer cirrus, which was present only on one side (fig. 26) ; 
fourth somite behind head, with large cylindrical appendages, almost as prominent as eyes (S. 4, figs. 
25 and 26); each bears on outer edge a small nipple-like protrusion. Two following somites have par- 
