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DISCOVERY REPORTS 



The form is flattened and bluntly pointed at both ends. Some degree of translucency 

 may be observed but there is no colour (Fig. 58). 



Fig. 58. Baihynemertes hubrechli, Brinkmann. Outline sketches of the preserved specimens. 

 A, N 164 anterior end above; B, N 160 from the side; C, N 168 from the side. 



Fig. 59. Baihynemertes hubrechti, Brinkmann. A, transverse section through the body 

 near the head (N 164); B, transverse section farther back (N 160). 



Anatomy (Fig. 59). In all specimens the epithelium is missing. The basement mem- 

 brane is high and serrated but not much stained. The musculature is reduced laterally 

 and is thin dorsally and ventrally although it is thicker in the small specimen (N 160) 

 than in the larger. There is no oesophagus. The gut branches fill the body cavity and the 



