Report on the scientific results of the voyage of "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904, under the leadership of William SBruce . Fro. 6. — il imiis n| J/iKc//(7,-s i-linrciilli-xlminty. Natural size. rt M| tin- Previous Records. — Booth- Wandel Island. Lat. 65° 05 S. Among algae on thebeach. 3rd September 1904. The hectocotylised arm (fig. 6) is short and stout; the ridge bounding theseminal groove is very well marked, and is continuous with the margin of theumbrella. The groove itself is broad and deep, the extremity measures 7x5 mm. ;the longitudinal groove is triangular in form,
Report on the scientific results of the voyage of "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904, under the leadership of William SBruce . Fro. 6. — il imiis n| J/iKc//(7,-s i-linrciilli-xlminty. Natural size. rt M| tin- Previous Records. — Booth- Wandel Island. Lat. 65° 05 S. Among algae on thebeach. 3rd September 1904. The hectocotylised arm (fig. 6) is short and stout; the ridge bounding theseminal groove is very well marked, and is continuous with the margin of theumbrella. The groove itself is broad and deep, the extremity measures 7x5 mm. ;the longitudinal groove is triangular in form, and has four transverse ridges in itsbottom. (ROY. soc. KDIN. TRANS., -219.) 98 DR WILLIAM EVANS HOYLE ON THE The radula is shown in fig. 7. According to coloured drawings made on the Expedition, the male of this speciesis dull stone colour above, deepening to brown in the centre of the back; the. Fl«. 7.— Radula of Mosrhitrs rharroti, <J [H 924]. x 50. female is much paler, with a pinkish tinge above, almost white below. Thecolours would, however, probably undergo change according to the varying stateof contraction of the chromatophores. sp. Locality.—Station 482, Saldanha Bay, Cape Colony. 19th May 1904. 8-10fathoms. Trawled. One specimen, too young to determine [H 934]. Sepiolid gen. et sp. ? Locality.—Entrance to Saldanha Bay, Cape of Good Hope. 21st May fathoms. A head and arms, much macerated [Hi367]. Loliyo reynaudi, dOrbigny, 1845. Locality.—Station 480, eight miles north of Dassen Island, Cape Colony. 35 2 and , 18th May 1904. One specimen, ? [H927]. Twenty-six young specimens, thirteen $, twelve ?, one damaged [H 930]. Onesomewhat damaged specimen, $, probably of this species [H 137-|.Previous Records.—Cape of Good Hope ; False Bay, Cape is quite possible that some of the young specimens record
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