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X.—The Medusæ of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

Edward T. Browne
Edward T. Browne
Affiliation:
Zoological Research Laboratory, University College, London.
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This is a report upon the Medusæ collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition during the voyage of the Scotia in the years 1902, 1903, and 1904, under the leadership of Dr W. S. Bruce, to whom I am indebted for the opportunity of examining the specimens.

The collection is a small one containing twelve species, but five more species would have probably been added if only the specimens had been in a recognisable condition. Some of the specimens are in excellent condition, and these were mostly taken at the surface, but others are very much damaged. Unfortunately, the damaged specimens are just the ones wanted in good condition, as they mostly come from the Antarctic region and from the stations where the nets were sent down to a great depth. The damage is done in the nets, and other collections which have passed through my hands tell the same tale. It is the rubbing together of the sides of the net that tears the medusæ to pieces. All deep-sea nets should be so constructed that the sides of the nets cannot come together, and also provided with a large can at the end.

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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , 1909 , pp. 233 - 251
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1909

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