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1^ inches (35-40 mm.), but contracting to about half that length 

 and to a breadth of 1 mm. in the widest part when preserved in 

 alcohol. It is similar in appearance to Kerria rubra when living, 

 but shorter and smaller. The head is " zygolobisch," and forms a 

 strong upper lip. There is no head-pore, nor could I find any 

 trace of other pores in the dorsal region of the body. The girdle 





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Fig. 16. 



extends from the 13th to the 20th or 21st segment inclusive, and is 

 very much developed dorsally (fig. 16). In front of the girdle 

 there could be seen in the living worm a greenish stripe or longi- 

 tudinal band internally. This is the gizzard. In the preserved 



sac- 



worm the intersegmental grooves are very deep, except in the 

 case of the first three or four. The worm emits a good deal of 

 turbid white matter when placed in alcohol. In this respect it 

 reminds one of our British mucous worm {Eisenia rosea Sav.). 

 The setse are eight per segment, sigmoid (fig. 17) in four pairs on 

 the ventral surface. I can find no evidence of ornamented or 



