Dates of publication of the Zoology parts of the Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76

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The dates of publication and exact titles of the 83 parts of the Zoology of the Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76 are presented. Exact dates of publication for 71 of these parts have been determined using notices of their publication in contemporary publications. The dates of publication of the two Narrative volumes of the voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger (which contain available indications of new names) are also determined.

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Dates of publication of the Zoology parts of the Report of the Scientific Results of
the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76
MARTYN E. Y. LOW
1,3
& NEAL L. EVENHUIS
2
1
Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Sen-
baru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan. Current address: Raffles University of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological
Sciences, National University of Singapore, Block S6, Science Drive 2, #03-01, Singapore 117546, Republic of Singapore.
E-mail: m.low@me.com
2
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817-2704, USA.
E-mail: neale@bishopmuseum.org
3
Corresponding author
Abstract
The dates of publication and exact titles of the 83 parts of the Zoology of the Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76 are presented. Exact dates of publication for 71 of these parts have been
determined using notices of their publication in contemporary publications. The dates of publication of the two Narrative
volumes of the voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger (which contain available indications of new names) are also determined.
Key words: H.M.S. Challenger, Britain, expedition, voyage, collation, dating, ICZN
Introduction
The multi-volume Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76
has been described as “the most productive deep sea expedition, both in terms of new knowledge acquired and of
the number of new species described” (Lingwood 1969: 71). Despite the importance of the Reports, no studies
have discussed the dates of publication of the Zoology volumes of the Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage
of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76 (hereafter the Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger), which comprise 32
of the 50 volumes of the entire Reports series. Murray (1895: xxiv) stated that the Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger
were bound in “forty volumes”, and this listing of eight additional ‘volumes’ can be accounted for by the fact that
volumes 22, 51, 52, 53 were divided into two volumes each (one of text and one of plates) and volumes 40 and 67
were divided into three volumes each (two of text and one of plates) (see Table 1).
In Table 1, we provide the dates of publication and exact titles of the parts of the Zoology of H.M.S.
Challenger (Figs. 1, 2), as well as the two Narrative volumes which contain available indications of new names
(see Froglia & Clark 2011). The Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger was published in 83 parts which, with the
exception of the last, are contained in the 32 volumes of the Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger (Table 1). It should be
noted that while volumes of the Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger were published chronologically, the parts were not
(Table 1).
Brief History and Description of the Work
The Reports of the Challenger Expedition comprise studies on physics, chemistry, meterology, geology, petrology,
botany, and zoology. These are found in 50 royal quarto volumes published from 1880–1895.

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FIGURE 1. The title-page of the first volume of the Zoology of the Report on the Scientific Results of the H.M.S. Challenger
During the Years 1873–76. Image from a work no longer in copyright held by the library of the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute and digitised under the Biodiversity Heritage Library initiative (see text for details). Note, the first line “( Provisional
Title )” was removed from the title page for volume IV and successive volumes (see Fig. 2).
Figure 1 shows the title-page of the first volume of the Zoology. Longmans was the primary publisher for the
first 16 volumes of the Zoology parts and Neill and Company in Edinburgh was the printer for the entire zoology
series except volume 15, which was printed by Ballantyne, Hanson and Company, Edinburgh (who also printed the
Botany volumes that appeared at around the same time). Eyre & Spottiswoode in London took over as the major
publisher from volume 17 onwards.

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FIGURE 2. The title-page of the fourth volume of the Zoology of the Report on the Scientific Results of the H.M.S. Challenger
During the Years 1873–76. Image from a work no longer in copyright held by the library of the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute and digitised under the Biodiversity Heritage Library initiative (see text for details). Note, the first line “( Provisional
Title )” was removed from the title page of this and successive volumes (see Fig. 1).
Scottish naturalist and marine zoologist, Charles Wyville Thompson (1830–1882), was the original
coordinator of the series until ill-health contracted in 1877 forced him to finally step down in late 1881.
Oceanographer and marine biologist John Murray (1831–1914) succeeded him in January 1882 and Wyville
Thompson died two months later. The title-page for each of the first three volumes has “( Provisional Title )”
printed at the top (see Fig. 1) because the order and format of the Reports had not been formalized while Wyville
Thompson was alive but in ill-health. When Murray took over in 1882 his name was added to the title page and the

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“( Provisional Title )” line was removed (Fig. 2). Murray continued direction of the Reports through to the last
summary volume that appeared in 1895. A special commemorative volume (published by Dulau, London) with
portraits and signatures of most of the 76 authors who contributed to the Reports, was presented to Murray in 1897.
Dating the Zoology of the H.M.S. Challenger
Contemporary notices
By utilising notices of the volumes of the Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger as they were published in contemporary
publications (see Table 1; Appendix), accurate dates of publications for 71 of the 83 parts of the Zoology of H.M.S.
Challenger and both the Narrative volumes have been determined (Table 1).
Specimen copies of the first seven parts
On 31 August 1880 at a British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, “Mr. Sclater, on behalf of Sir
C. Wyville Thomson, who was unable to attend the meeting, laid on the table specimen copies of the following
reports on the zoological results obtained during the voyage of H.M.S. ‘Challenger.’ These reports would
ultimately form the first volume of the ‘Zoology’ of the expedition, which would very shortly be ready for general
issue …” (Sclater 1881: 606). The reports that were “laid on the table” were the first seven parts, which were listed
with their full titles and authors (Table 1). The titles and authors of the first seven parts listed in Sclater (1881: 606)
are identical with the titles and authors of these parts as given in Table 1 (i.e., when they were published as part of
the first and second volumes).
We treat the specimen copies discussed in Sclater (1881: 606) in the same way as separates distributed in
advance. Article 21.8 of the International Code on Zoological Nomenclature (hereafter the Code, ICZN 1999: 23)
states that before 2000, “distributed separates in advance of the specified date of publication of the work in which
the material is published thereby advanced the date of publication”. The first seven parts of the Zoology of H.M.S.
Challenger were thus published before 31 August 1880.
A consequence of these specimen copies is that the seventh part (H.N. Moseley’s work on corals which was
published in the second volume; Table 1) has its date of publication advanced by a year from its imprint date of
1881. However, the first part (T. Davidson’s work on Brachiopoda) was “printed and privately distributed among
official and scientific persons” before 31 January 1880 (as noted in The Athenaeum, no. 2727: 157; Table 1), and is
not affected by the notice of these specimen copies.
Parts without accurate dates
The 12 parts of the Zoology of H.M.S. Challenger without accurate dates of publication are in five volumes (6, 8,
11, 17, 29) for which no notice in the same year as the imprint year could be located in this study (Table 1). The
prefaces of four of these volumes (8, 11, 17, 29) are dated after 4 December of the imprint year (the preface of vol.
6 is not dated). The prefaces to volumes 8 and 11 are dated 28 December 1883 and 30 December 1884,
respectively.
There is a possibility that these parts were published later than their imprint dates. For example, the records of
the Worshipful Company of Stationer’s for 1884 list the first deposit by the publisher Longmans of volume 8 of the
Challenger Reports as 5 March 1884 although Longmans had previous deposits of books there that year of 15
January and 9 February and deposited books there regularly each month. However, in the absence of unambiguous
evidence of delayed publication, the date to be adopted is the date specified (i.e. the imprint date) (Article 21.2 of
the Code, ICZN 1999: 22). In Table 1, the date adopted for these parts is “[31 Dec+]”, the last day of the year
specified (Article 21.3 of the Code, ICZN 1999: 22), with an additional indication (“+”) that the date might prove
to be later.

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The Zoology of the H.M.S. Challenge r online
A complete set of the Zoology of the H.M.S. Challenger (and the Narrative volumes) is available via the H.M.S.
Challenger Library (http://19thcenturyscience.org/). The covers, marginalia, and notations accompanying each part
are not included. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) has digitised most of the parts of the Zoology of the
H.M.S. Challenger (http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6513), together with the covers, marginalia and notations
accompanying each part. The BHL has also digitised other parts (not listed at the link above) and these can be
found by running a search from the BHL’s homepage.
Acknowledgements
Chris Lyal (Natural History Museum, London) kindly helped us check several sets of the H.M.S. Challenger
Report held by his institution for date-stamps or other dating evidence. David C. Bossard (Pennsylvania, USA),
who created and maintains the H.M.S. Challenger Library, kindly responded to the first author’s enquiries
regarding the Zoology of the H.M.S. Challenger. The staff of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum library are
thanked for allowing the second author access to the complete set of volumes of the Reports in their rare book
collection.
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Appendix
Abbreviations of the dating references used in Table 1.
Academy—The Academy, A Weekly Review of Literature, Science, and Art (London).
Athenaeum—The Athenaeum, Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music, and the Drama (London).
Bibliotheca historico-naturalis—Bibliotheca historica-naturalis physico-chemica et mathematica oder systematisch geordnete
Uebersicht der in Deutschland und dem Auslande auf dem Gebiete der gesammten Naturwissenschaften und der
Mathematik neu erschienenen Schriften (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen).
Bookseller—The Bookseller, A Newspaper of British and Foreign Literature, With Which is Incorporated Bent’s Literary
Advertiser, Established in the Year 1802 (London).
Brit. Assoc. Sci. Rep.—See Sclater (1881) in the references.
Nature—Nature, A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science (Macmillan and Co., London).
Proc. Roy. Geog. Soc.—Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, and Monthly Record of Geography (Royal
Geographical Society, London).
Spectator—The Spectator, A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature, Theology, and Art (John Campbell, London).
Stationer’s Records—Records of the Worshipful Stationer’s Company 1554–1920. Microfilm version of handwritten and typed
receipt books (Chadwyck-Healey, Cambridge).
Trübner’s, n.s.—Trübner’s American, European & Oriental Literary Record, A Register of the Most Important Works Published
in North and South America, India, China, Europe, and the British Colonies, With Occasional Notes on German, Dutch,
Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Russian, and Hungarian Literature, new series (Trübner & Co., London).
Zool. Anz.—Zoologischer Anzeiger (Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig).

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TABLE 1. Collation of the Zoology of the Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. The table is arranged in order
of the parts (and not volumes) of the Zoology results.
Part
(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
1
d
1
d
T.H. Tizard,
H.N. Moseley,
J.Y.
Buchanan, &
J. Murray
Narrative of the
cruise of the H.M.S.
Challenger with a
general account of
the scientific results
of the expedition
i–liv, 1–509 pp., figs.
1–178, 15 unnumbered
figs., diagrams 1–12,
colour pls. A–E,
photographic pls. 1–19,
maps 1–30
1885 n.d. 6 Mar
1885
< Apr 1885 Trübner’s, n.s.,
6(3–4): 42
1
d
1
d
T.H. Tizard,
H.N. Moseley,
J.Y.
Buchanan, &
J. Murray
Narrative of the
cruise of the H.M.S.
Challenger with a
general account of
the scientific results
of the expedition
i–viii, 511–1108 pp., figs.
179–340, 11 unnumbered
figs., diagrams 13–22,
colour pls. F–I, K–O,
photographic pls. 1–35,
maps 1–43.
1885 n.d. n.d. < Apr 1885 Trübner’s, n.s.,
6(3–4): 42
— 2
d
C. Wyville
Thomson & J.
Murray
e
Narrative—Vol. II.
The voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
i–viii, 1–742, 1–44
(Appendix A), 1–29
(Appendix B) pp., 1 pl.
1882 n.d. n.d. < 23 Sep
1882
The Academy, no.
542: 232
— 1 C. Wyville
Thomson
General introduction
to the zoological
series of reports
i–viii, 1–62 pp., 22 figs. 1880 n.d. 20 Jun
1880
< 4 Nov
1880
Nature, vol. 23, no.
575: 1
01 1 T. Davidson Report on the
Brachiopoda dredged
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–67 pp., pls. 1–5 1880 28 Sep 1878 20 Jun
1880
< 31 Jan
1880
The Athenaeum, no.
2727: 157
02 1 A. von
Kölliker
Report on the
Pennatulida dredged
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–41 pp., pls. 1–11 1880 12 Aug 1879 20 Jun
1880
< 31 Aug
1880
Brit. Assoc. Sci.
Rep., vol. 1880: 606
03 1 G.S. Brady Report on the
Ostracoda dredged
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–184 pp., pls. 1–44 1880 5 Jul 1879 20 Jun
1880
< 31 Aug
1880
Brit. Assoc. Sci.
Rep., vol. 1880: 606
04 1 W. Turner Report on the bones
of Cetacea collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger in
the years 1873–1876
1–45 pp., pls. 1–3 1880 2 Aug 1879 20 Jun
1880
< 31 Aug
1880
Brit. Assoc. Sci.
Rep., vol. 1880: 606
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TABLE 1. (Continued)
Part
(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
05 1 W.K. Parker Report on the
development of the
green turtle (Chelone
viridis, Schneid.)
1–57 pp., pls. 1–13 1880 15 Aug 1879 20 Jun
1880
< 31 Aug
1880
Brit. Assoc. Sci.
Rep., vol. 1880: 606
06 1 A. Günther Report on the shore
fishes procured
during the voyage of
the H.M.S.
Challenger in the
years 1873–1876
1–82 pp., pls. 1–32 1880 16 Jun 1879 20 Jun
1880
< 31 Aug
1880
Brit. Assoc. Sci.
Rep., vol. 1880: 606
07 2 H.N. Moseley Report on certain
hydroid, alcyonarian,
and madreporarian
corals procured
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger,
in the years 1873–
1876
1–248 pp., pls. 1–32 1881 17 Nov 1879 n.d. < 31 Aug
1880
f
Brit. Assoc. Sci.
Rep., vol. 1880: 606
08
g
2 P.L. Sclater Report on the birds
collected during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger in the
years 1873–1876
g
1–166 pp., 5 figs., pls.
1–30
1881 9 Apr 1880 n.d. < 3 Mar
1881
The Bookseller, vol.
1881: 251
09
h
3 A. Agassiz Report on the
Echinoidea, dredged
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–321 pp., pls. 1–66 1881 1 Sep 1880 n.d. < 28 Apr
1881
Nature, vol. 23, no.
600: ccvii
10 3 P.P.C. Hoek Report on the
Pycnogonida,
dredged by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–167 pp., pls. 1–21 1881 20 Feb 1881 n.d. < 28 Apr
1881
Nature, vol. 23, no.
600: ccvii
11 4 W.A. Forbes Report on the
anatomy of the
petrels (Tubinares),
collected during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger
1–64 pp., 33 figs., pls.
1–7
1882 6 May 1882 n.d. < 29 Jul
1882
The Academy, no.
534: ii
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TABLE 1. (Continued)
Part
(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
12 4 E. Haeckel Report on the deep-
sea Medusae dredged
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
i–cv, 1–154 pp., pls. 1–
32
1882 1 Mar 1881 n.d. < 29 Jul
1882
The Academy, no.
534: ii
13 4 H. Théel Report on the
Holothurioidea dredged
by H.M.S. Challenger
during the years 1873–
1876. Part I
1–176 pp., pls. 1–46 1882 1 June 1881 n.d. < 29 Jul
1882
The Academy, no.
534: ii
14 5 T. Lyman Report on the
Ophiuroidea dredged
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–386, [1] pp., pls. 1–
48
1882 30 Aug 1881 n.d. < 28 Oct
1882
The Academy, no.
547: ii
15 6 R. Hertwig Report on the
Actiniaria dredged by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–1876
1–136 pp., pls. 1–14 1882 1 Feb 1882 n.d. [31 Dec+]
1882
—
16 5 D.J.
Cunningham
Report on some
points in the anatomy
of the thylacine
(Thylacinus
cynocephalus),
cuscus (Phalangista
maculata), and
phascogale
(Phascogale calura),
collected during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger in the
years 1873–1876;
with an account of
the comparative
anatomy of the
intrinsic muscles and
the nerves of the
mammalian pes
1–192 pp., 5 figs., pls.
1–13
1882 28 Mar 1882 n.d. < 28 Oct
1882
The Academy, no.
547: ii
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TABLE 1. (Continued)
Part
(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
17 6 W.A.
Herdman
Report on the
Tunicata collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
during the year
1873–76. Part I.—
Ascidiae simplices
1–296 pp., 23 figs., pls.
1–37
1882 1 Nov 1882 n.d. [31 Dec+]
1882
—
18 7 M. Watson Report on the
anatomy of the
Spheniscidae
collected during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger
1–241, 242a, [242b],
242–244 pp., 2 figs.,
pls. 1–19
1883 15 Nov 1882 30 Jul
1883
< 22 Sep
1883
The Athenaeum, no.
2917: 355
19 7 F.B. White Report on the pelagic
Hemiptera procured
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger, in
the years 1873–1876
1–82 pp., pls. 1–3 1883 26 Feb 1883 30 Jul
1883
< 22 Sep
1883
The Athenaeum, no.
2917: 355
20 7 G.J. Allman Report on the
Hydroida dredged by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part I.—
Plumularidae
1–54, [1] pp., 3 figs.,
pls. 1–20
1883 6 Jan 1886 30 Jul
1883
< 22 Sep
1883
The Athenaeum, no.
2917: 355
21 7 W.B.
Carpenter
Report on the
specimens of the
genus Orbitolites
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–47 pp., 7 figs., pls. 1–
8
1883 14 May 1883 30 Jul
1883
< 22 Sep
1883
The Athenaeum, no.
2917: 355
22
i
9 H.B. Brady Report on the
Foraminifera
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1786
i
i–xxi, [2], 1–41, 42a,
42b, 42c, 42d, 43–814
pp., 22 figs., pls. 1–115,
1 map
1884 n.d. 8 Jul
1884
< 30 Aug
1884
The Academy, no.
643: 144
23 8 G.S. Brady Report on the Copepoda
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during the
years 1873–76
1–142 pp., 4 figs., pls.
1–55
1883 1 Aug 1883 28 Dec
1883
[31 Dec+]
1883
—
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TABLE 1. (Continued)
Part
(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
24 8 N. Poléjaeff Report on the
Calcarea dredged by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76
1–76 pp., 1 fig., pls. 1–
9
1883 10 Sep 1883 28 Dec
1883
[31 Dec+]
1883
—
25 8 P.P.C. Hoek Report on the
Cirripedia collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
[Part I.]
1–169 pp., 3 figs., pls.
1–13
1883 31 Aug 1883 28 Dec
1883
[31 Dec+]
1883
—
26 10 R. Bergh Report on the
Nudibranchiata
dredged by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–153 pp., pls. 1–14 1884 n.d. 24 Sep
1884
< Oct 1884 Trübner’s, n.s.,
5(9–10): 121
27 10 L. von Graff Report on the
Myzostomida
collected during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–82 pp., 1 fig., pls. 1–
16
1884 n.d. 24 Sep
1884
< Oct 1884 Trübner’s, n.s.,
5(9–10): 121
28 10 P.P.C. Hoek Report on the
Cirripedia collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
[Part II.—]
Anatomical part
1–47 pp., pls. 1–6 1884 n.d. 24 Sep
1884
< Oct 1884 Trübner’s, n.s.,
5(9–10): 121
29 10 W. Turner Report on the human
crania and other
bones of the
skeletons collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger,
in the years 1873–
1876. Part I.—The
crania
1–130 pp., 8 figs., pls.
1–7
1884 n.d. 24 Sep
1884
< Oct 1884 Trübner’s, n.s.,
5(9–10): 121
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a
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a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
30 10 G. Busk Report on the
Polyzoa collected by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part I.—
The Cheilostomata
i–xxiv, 1–216 pp., 59
figs., pls. 1–36
1884 n.d. 24 Sep
1884
< Oct 1884 Trübner’s, n.s.,
5(9–10): 121
31 11 N. Poléjaeff Report on Keratosa
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–88 pp., 2 figs., pls. 1–
10
1884 16 Apr 1884 30 Dec
1884
[31 Dec+]
1884
—
32 11 P.H. Carpenter Report upon the
Crinoidea collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part I.—
General morphology,
with descriptions of
the stalked crinoids
i–xii, 1–442 pp., 17
figs., pls. 1–72
1884 13 Dec 1884 30 Dec
1884
[31 Dec+]
1884
—
33 11 F.E. Beddard Report on the
Isopoda collected by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part I.—
The genus Serolis
1–85 pp., pls. 1–10 1884 6 Sep 1884 30 Dec
1884
[31 Dec+]
1884
—
34 12 W.C.
M’Intosh
Report on the
Annelida Polychaeta
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
[1 page errata], i–xxxvi,
1–554 pp., 91 figs., pls.
1–94
1885 n.d. 1 Sep
1885
< 5 Nov
1885
Nature, vol. 33, no.
836: iv
35 13 E.A. Smith Report on the
Lamellibranchiata
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–341 pp., 7 figs., pls.
1–25
1885 18 Jun 1885 1 Oct
1885
< 6 Nov
1885
The Bookseller, vol.
1885: 1216a
36 13 E. Selenka Report on Gephyrea
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–24 pp., [1], pls. 1–4 1885 12 Mar 1885 1 Oct
1885
< 6 Nov
1885
The Bookseller, vol.
1885: 1216a
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(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
37 13 G.O. Sars Report on the
Schizopoda collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–228 pp., 4 figs., pls.
1–38
1885 7 Jul 1885 1 Oct
1885
< 6 Nov
1885
The Bookseller, vol.
1885: 1216a
38 14 W.A.
Herdman
Report on the
Tunicata collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part II.—
Ascidiae compositae
1–432 pp., 14 figs., pls.
1–49
1886 n.d. 8 May
1886
< 30 Jun
1886
Trübner’s, n.s., 7(5-
6): 58
39 14 H. Théel Report on the
Holothurioidea
dredged by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
Part II.
1–290 pp., pls. 1–16 1886 n.d. 8 May
1886
< 30 Jun
1886
Trübner’s, n.s., 7(5-
6): 58
40
j
18 E. Haeckel Report on the
Radiolaria collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
j
text (part 1): i–
clxxxviii, 1–888 pp.;
text (part 2): 889–1803
pp.; pls. 1–140, 1 map
1887 25 Jan 1887 1 Feb
1887
< 18 Mar
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
85
41 15 R. Bergh Report on the
Marseniadae
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–24 pp., [1], pl. 1 1886 25 Jan 1886 9 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
42
k
15 R.B. Watson Report on the
Scaphopoda and
Gasteropoda
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
k
i–v, 1–756 pp., 6 figs.,
pls. 1–53
1886 15 Feb 1886 9 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
43 15 A.C. Haddon Report on the
Polyplacophora
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–47, [48]–50 pp., pls.
1–3
1886 28 Jan 1886 9 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
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a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
44 16 W.E. Hoyle Report on the
Cephalopoda
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–vi, 1–245 pp., 10
figs., pls. 1–33
1886 n.d. 15 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
45 16 W.K. Brooks Report on the
Stomatopoda
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–116 pp., pls. 1–16 1886 n.d. 15 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
46 16 J.J. Quelch Report on the reef-corals
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during the
years 1873–76
1–203 pp., pls. 1–12 1886 n.d. 15 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
47 16 W. Turner Report on the human
crania and other
bones of the
skeletons collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger,
in the years 1873–76.
Part II.—The bones
of the skeleton
1–136 pp., 3 figs., pls.
1–3
1886 n.d. 15 Aug
1886
< 16 Oct
1886
The Athenaeum, no.
3077: 483
48 17 F.E. Beddard Report on the
Isopoda collected by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part II
1–178 pp., 2 figs., pls.
1–25
1886 8 Nov 1886 6 Dec
1886
[31 Dec+]
1886
—
49 17 E.J. Miers Report on the Brachyura
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during the
years 1873–76
i–l, 1–362 pp., pls. 1–29 1886 25 Nov 1886 6 Dec
1886
[31 Dec+]
1886
—
50 17 G. Busk Report on the Polyzoa
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during the
years 1873–76. Part
II.—The Cyclostomata,
Ctenostomata and
Pedicellinea
i–viii, 1–47 pp., 3 figs.,
pls. 1–10
1886 16 Jul 1886 6 Dec
1886
[31 Dec+]
1886
—
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(Zoology)
a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
51
i
30 W.P. Sladen Report on the
Asteroidea collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76
i
text: [1 page errata], i–
xliii, 1–893 pp., 24
figs., pls. 1–117
1889 21 Jan 1889 23 Jan
1889
< 5 Apr
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 359
52
i
,
l
24 C. Spence
Bate
Report on the
Crustacea Macrura
dredged by H.M.S
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i, k.
[1 page errata], i–xc, 1–
942 pp., 75 figs., pls. 1–
10, 10a, 11, 11a, 12,
12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e,
13–150
1888 20 Mar 1888 8 May
1888
< 30 Jun
1888
The Spectator,
1888(supp.): 918
53
i
, m
21 F.E. Schulze Report on the
Hexactinellida
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i, l
1–513, [1] pp., 11 figs.,
pls. 1–104, 1 map
1887 30 May 1887 1 Aug
1887
< 11 Oct
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
116
54 19 A.A.W.
Hubrecht
Report on the
Nemertea collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–150, [1] pp., 6 figs.,
pls. 1–16
1887 18 Nov 1886 9 Feb
1887
<26 Mar
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
66
55 19 G.O. Sars Report on the
Cumacea collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–78 pp., pls. 1–11 1887 15 Dec 1886 9 Feb
1887
<26 Mar
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
66
56 19 G.O. Sars Report on the
Phyllocarida
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–38, [1] pp., 2 figs.,
pls. 1–3
1887 15 Jan 1887 9 Feb
1887
<26 Mar
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
66
57 22 A. Günther Report on the deep-
sea fishes collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–lxv, 1–335 pp., 7
figs., pls. 1–73
1887 28 Jun 1887 1 Aug
1887
< 11 Oct
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
116
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a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
58 19 P. Pelseneer Report on the
Pteropoda collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
Part I.—The
Gymnosomata
1–74 pp., 5 figs., pls. 1–
3
1887 15 Nov 1886 9 Feb
1887
<26 Mar
1887
Stationer’s
Records, 1887, p.
66
59 20 S.O. Ridley &
A. Dendy
Report on the
Monaxonida
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–lxviii, 1–275 pp., 22
figs., pls. 1–51
1887 13 May 1887 22 Jul
1887
< 30 Sep
1887
Bibliotheca hist.-
nat., vol. 1887, no.
3: 145
60 26 P.H. Carpenter Report upon the
Crinoidea collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part II.—
The Comatulae
i–ix, 1–399, [1] pp., 6
figs., pls. 1–70
1888 30 Mar 1888 21 Jun
1888
< Nov 1888 Proc. Roy. Geog.
Soc., vol. 10: 744
61 20 L. von Graff Report on the
Myzostomida
collected by the
voyage H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
1–16 pp., pls. 1–4 1887 10 Mar 1887 22 Jul
1887
< 30 Sep
1887
Bibliotheca hist.-
nat., vol. 1887, no.
3: 145
62
n
20 W.C.
M’Intosh
Report on
Cephalodiscus
dodecalophus,
M’Intosh, a new type
of the Polyzoa,
procured on the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
n
1–47, [1] pp., 7 figs.,
pls. 1–7
1887 19 May 1887 22 Jul
1887
< 30 Sep
1887
Bibliotheca hist.-
nat., vol. 1887, no.
3: 145
63 25 W.J. Sollas Report on the
Tetractinellida
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–clxvi, 1–456, [1] pp.,
18 figs., pls. 1–44
1888 n.d. 12 May
1888
< 30 Jun
1888
The Spectator,
1888(supp.): 918
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a
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a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
64 31 E.P. Wright &
T. Studer
Report on the
Alcyonaria collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–lxxii, 1–314 pp., 5
figs., pls. 1–49
1889 21 Dec 1888 23 Jan
1889
< 5 Jun
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 597
65 23 P. Pelseneer Report on the
Pteropoda collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
Part II.—The
Thecosomata
1–132 pp., 3 figs., pls.
1, 2
1888 n.d. 9 May
1888
< 20 Aug
1888
Zool. Anz., 11(286):
431
66 23 P. Pelseneer Report on the
Pteropoda collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76.
Part III.—Anatomy
1–97 pp., 4 figs., pls. 1–
5
1888 n.d. 9 May
1888
< 20 Aug
1888
Zool. Anz., 11(286):
431
67
j
29 T.R.R.
Stebbing
Report on the
Amphipoda collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
j
text (part 1): i–xxiv, 1–
872 pp.; text (part 2):
873–1737 pp., pls. 1–
15, 15a, 16–94, 94a,
95–210, 1 map
1888 30 Nov 1888 5 Dec
1888
[31 Dec+]
1888
—
68
o
26 W. Turner Report on the seals
collected during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger in the
years 1873–76
o
1–240 pp., pls. 1–10 1888 25 Feb 1888 21 Jun
1888
< Nov 1888 Proc. Roy. Geog.
Soc., vol. 10: 744
69 27 J.R.
Henderson
Report on the
Anomura by
collected H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–xi, 1–221 pp., pls. 1–
21
1888 24 Apr 1888 1 Sep
1888
< 1 Nov
1888
Nature, vol. 39: 24
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a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
70 23 G.J. Allman Report on the
Hydroida dredged by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part II.—
The Tubularinae,
Corymorphinae,
Campanularinae,
Sertularinae, and
Thalamophora
i–lxix, 1–90 pp., pls. 1–
39
1888 n.d. 9 May
1888
< 20 Aug
1888
Zool. Anz., 11(286):
431
71 23 O. von
Linstow
Report on the
Entozoa collected by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76
1–19 pp., 1 fig., pls. 1,
2
1888 n.d. 9 May
1888
< 20 Aug
1888
Zool. Anz., 11(286):
431
72 23 E.A. Smith Report on the
Heteropoda collected
by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–51 pp., 5 figs. 1888 n.d. 9 May
1888
< 20 Aug
1888
Zool. Anz., 11(286):
431
73 26 R. Hertwig Report on the
Actiniaria dredged by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–1876.
Supplement.
1–56 pp., pls. 1–4 1888 21 Jan 1888 21 Jun
1888
< Nov 1888 Proc. Roy. Geog.
Soc., vol. 10: 744
74 27 P. Pelseneer Report on the
anatomy of the deep-
sea Mollusca
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger in the
years 1873–76
1–42 pp., pls. 1–4 1888 2 Apr 1888 1 Sep
1888
< 1 Nov
1888
Nature, vol. 39: 24
75 27 W.C.
M’Intosh
Report on Phoronis
buskii, n. sp.,
dredged during the
voyage of H.M.S.
Challenger, 1873–76
1–27 pp., pls. 1–3 1888 27 Mar 1888 1 Sep
1888
< 1 Nov
1888
Nature, vol. 39: 24
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a
Volume
a
Author(s) Full Title Organisation Imprint
date
Manuscript
date
Preface
date
Date of
publication
b
Reference
c
76 27 W.A.
Herdman
Report upon the
Tunicata collected
during the voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years
1873–76. Part III
1–166 pp., 28 figs., pls.
1–11
1888 23 Apr 1888 1 Sep
1888
< 1 Nov
1888
Nature, vol. 39: 24
77 28 E. Haeckel Report on the
Siphonophorae
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
i–viii, 1–380 pp., 7
figs., pls. 1–50
1888 5 Jul 1888 13 Oct
1888
< 27 Dec
1888
Nature, vol. 39: 216
78 31 A. Günther Report on the pelagic
fishes collected by
H.M.S. Challenger
during the years 1873–76
1–47 pp., pls. 1–5 1889 19 Dec 1888 23 Jan
1889
< 5 Jun
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 597
79 31 A.W. Waters Supplementary report
on the Polyzoa
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–1876
1–41 pp., pls. 1–3 1889 18 Oct 1888 23 Jan
1889
< 5 Jun
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 597
80 32 G. Brook Report on the
Antipatharia
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–222 pp., 18 figs., pls.
1–15
1889 22 Jul 1889 6 Sep
1889
< 8 Nov
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 1235
81 32 T. Studer Supplementary report
on the Alcyonaria
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–31 pp., pls. 1–6 1889 1 Mar 1889 6 Sep
1889
< 8 Nov
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 1235
82 32 E. Haeckel Report on the deep-
sea Keratosa
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger during
the years 1873–76
1–92 pp., pls. 1–8 1889 14 Mar 1889 6 Sep
1889
< 8 Nov
1889
The Bookseller, vol.
1889: 1235
83
p
—
p
T.H. Huxley
& P. Pelseneer
Report on the
specimen of the
genus Spirula
collected by H.M.S.
Challenger
p
1–32 pp., 14 figs., pls.
1–14
1895 Jan 1894 28 Jan
1895
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a
Parts and volumes of the Zoology reports unless otherwise indicated.
b
Date when a part or volume was first noticed in corresponding reference listed in the next column. A “<” before the date
indicates that the corresponding part must have been published before the date when it was first noticed and represents a
‘not-after’ date. For parts where no notice of publication has been found, there is a possibility that these parts were
published later than their imprint dates (see discussion in text), but in absence of unambiguous evidence of delayed
publication, the date to be adopted is the date specified (i.e. the imprint date) (Article 21.2 of the Code, ICZN 1999: 22).
The date adopted for these parts is “[31 Dec+]”, the last day of the year specified (Article 21.3 of the Code, ICZN 1999:
22), with an indication that the date might be even later (i.e. “+”).
c
Reference to the notice used to provide the corresponding date for each part as listed in the previous column. See Appendix for
explanation of shortened titles or abbreviations.
d
Narrative volumes. Though not part of the Zoology results, these volumes contain valid indications of new taxon names that
may antedate their indications in the Zoology parts (see Froglia & Clark 2011).
e
The authorship of many sections of this work are not attributed but the title-page states: “Prepared under the superintendence
of the late Sir C. Wyville Thomson … and now of John Murray ...”.
f
Year of publication advanced from 1881 (imprint) to 31 August 1880.
g
Part 8 is comprised of 11 separate previously published articles by P.L. Sclater and other authors and a two-part appendix;
many of these articles were stated as being “[r]eprinted from the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London … [w]ith
corrections and additions by P.L. Sclater, F.R.S.”.
h
Footnote on page 1 states: “It has been found impracticable to incorporate in this Report publications on the Echinoidea which
have appeared during the winter of 1879–80 and subsequently”.
i
Comprised of two parts: one part of text, one part of plates.
j
Comprised of three parts: two parts of text, one part of plates.
k
Part 42 contains two appendices. Appendix A (pp. 677–681), an untitled list of addenda; Appendix B (pp. 681–690) entitled:
“Report on the Caecidae collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76” by L. de Folin.
l
Part 52 contains two appendices. Appendix A (pp. 919–926, pls. 149, 150) entitled: “Description of Sylon challengeri, n. sp., a
parasitic cirriped” by P.P.C. Hoek; Appendix B (p. 927) which is a list of addenda.
m
An unnumbered postscript after page 513 states: “Balanites, Polyrhabdus and Polylophus are preoccupied as generic names. I
propose, therefore, to substitute Balanella for Balanites, Pleorhabdus for Polyrhabdus and Lophocalyx for Polylophus”.
n
Part 62 contains an untitled appendix (pp. 39–47, figs. 1–7) by S.F. Harmer.
o
Part 68 contains an appendix (pp. 139–234) entitled: “The myology of the Pinnipedia” by W.C.S. Miller.
p
Published as an appendix in first part of the two-part volume entitled: A Summary of the Scientific Results.