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Order i. Rhabdocoelida (Fig. 103). Small TURBELLARIA, 

 often microscopic, with simple unbranched intestine. Examples: 

 Microstoma, in fresh water; Monoscelis and Monops, marine. 



Order 2. Tricladida (Fig. 99). TURBELLARIA with intestine 

 of three main branches one median anterior branch ( 1 ) and tv;o 



FIG. 103. Plan of structure 

 of a Rhabdoccelous Turbellarian. 

 be, bursa copulatrix ; en, brain ; 

 e, eye; g, germarium; i, intestine; 

 In, ventral nerve cord ; m, mouth ; 

 ph. pharynx; rs, seminal recep- 

 tacle ; s, salivary gland ; /, testis ; 

 it, uterus containing an egg ; 

 v, shell gland; vs, seminal vesicle; 

 $ , penis ; $ $ , genital pore. 

 (From Lankester's Treatise, after 

 v. Graff.) 



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FIG. 104. Plan of structure 

 of a Polyclad Turbellarian. 

 D, branches of intestine; 

 G, brain; M.Go e , male genital 

 pore ; 0, mouth ; Od, oviduct ; 

 Ov, ova; T, vas deferens; V, va- 

 gina ; W.Go e , female genital 

 pore. (From Sedgwick, after 

 Quatrefages ) 



lateral posterior branches (i 2 , i s ) ; many lateral caeca arise from 

 the main branches. Examples: Planar ia (Fig. 98), Polyscelis, 

 and Dendrocoelum (Fig. 98, /) in fresh water; Bipalium in the 

 tropics living in moist earth, and accidentally introduced into 

 hothouses all over the world; Bdettoura, Gunda, and Poly- 

 chcerus in the sea. 



