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DESCRIPTION OF 



\_Polijgastrica. 



The genera are distributed as follows: — 



vibratile f body simple Enchelys 



cilii at the' 



mouth l.body double ? Disoma. 



surface of 

 body desti- 

 tute of vi- \ 

 bratile cilii 



direct 



truncated 



mouth 



(no lip) 



ray-like 

 tentaculi 

 not vibra- 

 tile 



the body covered 1 . . . 



... > Actinophrys. 



stalklessj ""hrays / 



Trichodiscus. 



rays at the edge 



stalked Podophrya. 



no neck Trichoda. 



oblique 

 truncated J 

 mouth I . , , . . 



I (With lip) ^''*'*' °^'='' Lacrymana. 



surface of /-Qjjijque truncated mouth, with lip Leucophrys. 



body with J 



vibratile j^diject truncated mouth, no lip Holophrya. 



cilii 



Teeth present Prorodon. 



Genus XCIX. Enchelys. The cylinder Animalcules. 

 — Characteristics : Enchelia with body single, no vibratile 

 cilii upon its surface ; mouth truncated (direct, not oblique), 

 devoid of teeth, A wTcath of cilii is distinctly to be ob- 

 served around the mouth in three species ; in one it is 

 indistinct. In E. pupa the form of the alimentary canal 

 is accurately seen ; the polygastric cells, mouth, and dis- 

 charging orifice, are recognized in all. In E. pupa and 

 nebulosa, very delicate ova granules are observable, and 

 in E. farcimen a contractile bladder. The self-division is 

 transverse and complete. 



429. Enchelys pupa (M.) The doll Enchelys has 

 a turgid club-shaped body, attenuated anteriorly. The 

 granulated ova are of a pale yellowish-green colour, and 

 disposed around the stomach-cells; neither glands nor 

 seminal bladder are visible. Figures 258 and 259 repre- 

 sent two specimens: in the first the currents produced by 

 the cilii around the mouth are distinct ; they are both re- 

 presented as fed on coloured substances. It is remarkable 

 that this is the only species of Polygastrica of which 



