CONTENTS

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I. A Short History of the Investigations 1
 
II. The Physical Conditions of the Abyss 17
 
III. The Relations of the Abysmal Zone and the Origin of its Fauna 45
 
IV. The Characters of the Deep-sea Fauna 59
 
V. The Protozoa, Cœlentera, and Echinoderma Of the Deep Sea 86
 
VI. The Vermes and Mollusca of the Deep Sea 109
 
VII. The Arthropoda of the Deep Sea 123
 
VIII. The Fish of the Deep Sea 148
 
Index 167