Archive image from page 171 of The depths of the sea;. The depths of the sea; an account of the general results of the dredging cruises of SS. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' during the summers of 1868, 1869 and 1870, under the scientific direction of Dr. Carpenter, J. Gwyn Jeffreys, and Dr. Wyville Thomson depthsofseaaccou02thom Year: 1874 128 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [OHAF. III. of 270 fathoms, lat. 72° 31' S., lon§-. 173° 39 E., ' corallines, flustrse, and a variety of marine inverte- brate animals came up in the net, showing an abun- dance and great variety of animal life. Amongst them I d


Archive image from page 171 of The depths of the sea;. The depths of the sea; an account of the general results of the dredging cruises of SS. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' during the summers of 1868, 1869 and 1870, under the scientific direction of Dr. Carpenter, J. Gwyn Jeffreys, and Dr. Wyville Thomson depthsofseaaccou02thom Year: 1874 128 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [OHAF. III. of 270 fathoms, lat. 72° 31' S., lon§-. 173° 39 E., ' corallines, flustrse, and a variety of marine inverte- brate animals came up in the net, showing an abun- dance and great variety of animal life. Amongst them I detected two species of Pycnogonwu, Idotea baffini, hitherto considered peculiar to the Arctic Fig. 21.—Arcfiirits baffini, .Sabine. About tlie natural size. (No. 59 } seas '—and some other forms. The figure represents Arcturus baffini and a few of its progeny, which however have got somewhat into disorder. The nur- sery arrangements are usually much more regular. One or two species of the singular marine arachnida of the genus Nymphon of a very large size, were


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