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(anales? 8, Ehrenberg). JVodulus similis ocularis Lesueurice? 

 — Pluribus organa urlicanlia (vesiculae, pilos ejaculatorios 

 foventes, cupulae veneniferae aliaque) pileo et tentaculis in- 

 sita, — et phosphorescentia eximia, an secreto peculiari pro- 

 ducla?, fibrae musculares tentaculorum et pilei, epithelium 

 micans, nec non nervi in quibusdam demonslrali, ab ahis 

 denegali, novo egentes examine. Orj^ana respirationis?. 



Species Acalepharum ultra 'lf)0 notae, a CI. Lesson ad 

 ordines 8, familias plures ct genera 135 redaclae sunt, 1843. 

 Genera haec partim superflua, ab individuis juvenilib. de- 

 sumpta v, inexacte definila, dubiis quibusdam ommissis et 

 nominibus necessariis (nec omnibus) substitutis, varios aucto- 

 res consulentes, ad ordines naturales 4 et familias 16 sic re- 

 ducere curavimus. 



O r do I. Arthrosomce nob. 

 (Siphonophorae Eschscholtz^ excl, Endochondris). 



Acalephae motu activo v. passivo gaudentes, minimae v, 

 majores, passim asymmelricae* Sipho (axis tubulosus) simplex 

 V. ramosus, rhizoideus, longus v- ad punctum centrale re- 

 ductus; illi annexa sunt haustoria hirudinea, solitaria v. plu- 

 ra, varie disposita, ovaria lulea fasciculata v. ad basim hau- 

 storii conferta, et tentacula gracillima, tortilia et valde con- 

 Iraclilia, v- longa, quibusdam pluriorgyalia el glandulis ve- 

 neniferis obsita. Plurimis organa peculiaria (phyllodia, brac- 

 tcae, cuculli, chondrophyses) crystallina, hyalina, polymorpha, 

 solida V. lacunifera siphoni anuexa, ictu lenissimo mox di- 

 labentia, vivacia, ncc coadunanda, et ampulla aerea termi- 

 nalis parva v. maxima. 



F A -M . 1 . D 1 P U Y I N JE. 



Aca-Iephae exiguae v. corpore bipollioari. CucuIIus [Saug- 

 johrenstiickj in acalepha natante anticus, polymorphus, pas- 

 sim lacuna praeditus, chondrophysin (SchivinmihohlenstuckJ, 



