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body is cylindrical, and covered with a strong coriaceous 

 integument, which, being longitudinally furrowed, and 

 deeply striated transversely, is very rugose, except at the 

 posterior extremity, which is inflated, smooth, and longi- 

 tudinally grooved to near its termination. The vent is 

 situated at some distance from the origin of the proboscis, 

 which is short, not more than one-tenth the length of the 

 body. It is minutely granulated, saving near its ex- 

 tremity, which is surrounded by a rim of digitated ten- 

 tacular filaments, webbed together at their bases. On 

 opening the specimen I have figured (which was taken by 

 Mr. Harvey at Teignmouth), I found a somewhat simple 

 intestine filled with coarse sand. There were two genital 

 tubes, each lobed into a second smaller one at its base, the 

 largest lobe being filled with yellowish eggs. What ap- 

 peared to be respiratory tubes were very large, and at- 

 tached to the sides by a mesentery. 



Pennant notices and figures this animal, but does not 

 mention a locality ; and I am not sure that his figure 

 represents the same species : it appears to be derived from 

 the representation of Rondeletius. The original animal of 

 Bohadsch is evidently identical, as may be seen from the 

 copy of Bohadsclfs figure, which I have introduced for 

 comparison. He says that it is of a whitish yellow colour, 

 that it never contracts itself into a ball, and that it lives 

 in the deep sea, whence it is never cast on shore, save 

 when it enters the nets along with fishes. 



