Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Journal of Morphology, 1889, Vol. 3
During the summer of 1887 the Marine Zoological Station of the Johns Hopkins University was established near Nassau, the capital Of the Bahama Islands, w.i., situated upon the island of New Providence. Through the courtesy of the Director of the Station, Dr. W. K. Brooks, I was able to make use of the facili ties offered by the Station, and a portion of my stay of five weeks was occupied in studying the Actinian fauna of the neighborhood. For the most part, my observations were con fined to the vicinity of the Station; but a few excursions were made to neighboring islands, and on one occasion I visited a cove situated a couple of miles to the westward of Nassau.
In 1886 the Johns Hopkins Station was located on Green Turtle Cay, upon the eastern side of Great Abaco Island, one of the islands of the Little Bahama Bank, lying some hundred miles to the north of New Providence. While there, the artist, Mr. Uhthoff, who accompanied the expedition of that year, made colored sketches in oils of the commoner Actinia collected. These drawings Dr. Brooks kindly handed over to me, and though wanting sufficient attention to details, nevertheless allow of ready identification by one acquainted with the living Speci mens. The chief value of the drawings lies in their demonstra tion of the similarity of the forms inhabiting the Little Bahama Bank to those found farther south, all the Species represented, with one exception, having been found at New Providence.
All the forms collected were littoral in their habitat. Owing to the want of the proper facilities I was unable to do any dredging in deep water.
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