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MINUTE FORMS OF ORGANIC LIFE.
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3. Taken up by the lead from 190 fathoms depth, in 78° 10′ S. latitude, 162° W. longitude.

A. Siliceous-shelled Polygastrica.

  1. Asteromphalus Hookerii.
  2. Buchii.
  3. Humboldtii.
  4. Cuvierii.
  5. Coscinodiscus Apollinis.
  6. gemmifer.
  7. limbatus.
  8. lineatus.
  9. lunæ.
  10. radiolatus.
  11. Dictyocha septenaria.
  12. speculum.
  13. Fragilaria Amphiceros.
  14. Fragilaria al. sp
  15. Gallionella sol.
  16. Hemiaulus antarcticus.
  17. Lithobotrys denticulata.
  18. Mesocena spongolithis.
  19. Pyxidicula.
  20. Rhizosolenia ornithoglossa.
  21. Symbolophora Microtrias.
  22. Tetras.
  23. Pentas.
  24. Hexas.
  25. Triaulacias triquetra.
  26. Tricnatium Pileolus.

B. Siliceous-earthy Phytolitharia.

  1. Amphidiscus polydiscus.
  2. Spongolithis acicularis.
  3. aspera.
  4. brachiata.
  5. caput serpentis.
  6. cenocephala.
  7. clavus.
  8. Spongolithis fustis.
  9. Neptunia.
  10. Pes mantidis.
  11. Trianchora.
  12. vaginata.
  13. uncinata.


4. From snow and ice taken from the sea in 76° S. latitude, 165° W. longitude, near Victoria Land.

Siliceous-shelled Polygastrica.

  1. Coscinodiscus lineatus.
  2. lunæ.
  3. subtilis.
  4. Fragilaria pinnulata.
  5. rotundata.
  6. al. sp.

The mass consists principally of thickly crowded Fragilaria pinnulata with Coscinodisci, which, when softened in water, allow for the most part their green, perhaps originally brown, ovaries to be recognised.


5. Contents of the stomach of a Salpa, 66° S. latitude, 157° W. longitude, 1842.

Siliceous-shelled Polygastrica.

  1. Actiniscus Lancearius. 3.
  2. Coscinodiscus Apollinis.
  3. Coscinodiscus cingulatus.
  4. gemmifer.
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