THE LOBSTER AS A TYPE OF CRUSTACEA 13 



Following the series of appendages forwards from 

 the third maxilliped (Fig. 5), it is easy to trace the 

 gradual reduction of the endopodite and exopodite ; 



-ex 



,sc 



-ex 



FIG. 5 APPENDAGES OF LOBSTER IN FRONT OF THIRD MAXILLIPED 



A, Eye-stalk ; B, antennule ; C, antenna (the flagellum is cut short) ; 

 D, mandible; E, maxillula ; F, maxilla; G, first maxilliped ; H, 

 second maxilliped. en, Endopodite ; ep, epipodite ; ex, exopodite ; 

 gn, gnathbbases, or jaw-plates; p, palp of mandible; sc, scapho- 

 gnathite 



