196 Part L11.—Siateenth Annual Report 
TaBLE XI.—continued. 
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| Number of the Records for each Month of each Year. 2 | 
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| the Months, Fe ee al ee ah a) aan 
In 1889 small Coelenterates were abundant in a bottom tow-net gather- 
ing collected at Station IV. in July. In 1890 they were abundant in a 
surface tow-net gathering at the same station in May. In 1891 they were 
abundant in a bottom tow-net gathering collected at Station I. in July, 
and at Station IX. in June; and they were also abundant in a surface 
tow-net gathering at Station IX. in October. Ccelenterates were 
frequently obtained in 1892, but in none of the records for the selected 
stations are they described as abundant. In 1893 they were abundant in 
a bottom tow-net gathering at Station I. in August, and also at Station 
IV. in the same month, but at the latter station they were abundant in 
the surface as well as in the bottom tow-net ; in the same year they were 
also abundant in a surface tow-net gathering at Station V.in May. In 
1894 Coelenterata were abundant in bottom tow-net gatherings collected 
in June at Stations III. and IV., while in August 1895 they were 
abundant in a surface gathering at Station III., and in a bottom gather- 
ing at Station IV. 
From an examination of the annexed Table showing the general distri- 
bution of Ctenophora and Hydromeduse, it will be observed that there is 
a somewhat curious contrast between their distribution and that of 
Sagitta. On comparing the total number of the records of Coelenterata 
and Sagittz for each of the three inner and outer stations, it is found that 
while in the case of Sagitta the larger numbers are those of the outer 
stations, it is Just the reverse with the Ccelenterates, the largest numbers 
being those of the inner stations. ‘This contrast is better seen by arrang- 
ing the numbers of the records of Sagitta and Ctenophora for each of the 
stations, iu juxtaposition as a formula, thus :— 
Formula (1) shows the total number of records of Coelenterata for 
all the six stations, to which the numbers of the records of Sagitta are 
added for comparison :— 
Inner Stations. Outer Stations. 
Numbers of the Stations, — - - - - Uf Ree Wi NALS gies 
Number of Records for each Station (Coelenterata) 62 66 53 44 34 37 
Number of Records for each Station (Sagitfa) - 66 58 56 74 77 74 
It would thus appear that while Sagitta was comparatively scarce at 
