Narrative and preliminary report of Bahama expedition . Area noes and were secured in quantities. MeJeagrina melcagrisformed large clumps of shells attached to the mangrove could not learn that they were ever collected by thenatives, or that pearls were found in them. h. xQ.\-y fine Pinnawas abundant with the costce ornamented with rows of longtubular spines. A species of Asaphis was secured which hasthe umbo colored a delicate pink. The most abundant echinoderm found here was Toxopiiciis-tcs variegatits, which furnished ample material for our studentsto undertake a caref
Narrative and preliminary report of Bahama expedition . Area noes and were secured in quantities. MeJeagrina melcagrisformed large clumps of shells attached to the mangrove could not learn that they were ever collected by thenatives, or that pearls were found in them. h. xQ.\-y fine Pinnawas abundant with the costce ornamented with rows of longtubular spines. A species of Asaphis was secured which hasthe umbo colored a delicate pink. The most abundant echinoderm found here was Toxopiiciis-tcs variegatits, which furnished ample material for our studentsto undertake a careful study of the echinoid anatomy. Micro-scopes could be used to advantage while our vessel was float-ing on the quiet waters of the bay, and the cabin-top provedas good a laboratory table as could have been ?puiictiilata was the only other echinoid found inabundance. Several species of serpent-stars were found, but these formsseem to prefer purer water than that of this bay. A few corals of the reef-building species were collected at. M. F. LINDER, DEL. Crabs from Egg Island and Bahia Honda. Fig. 1. PODOCHKLA RIISEI. Stitup. Fig-. 2. Akatus PisoNi. M. Edw. Fig. 3. PinMNUs 1? cAKiH-icvs. Desboiine and Schramm. NarratuE of Bahama Expedition. 99 this station. Oculhia vancosa, Porites clavaria, Sidcrasireai^alaxea, Mcandniia siniiosa, and 3f. clivosn, were found attain-ing a respectable size and apparently thriving in water thatwas very impure, so much so that the occurrence of reef-build-ing corals was a surprise to us. At night the water was alive with a laro;e and beautiful?species of ctenophore. It would be hard to find more beauti-ful objects than these animals as they appeared in the collectingtubs, with the luminous waves of light pulsating rhythmicallyalong the ambulacral zones. When free on the surface of thewaters of the bay these acalephs move with considerablespeed, tracing curves and circles of fire which intersect eachother in a bewildering maze of bri
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