POLYCHAETOUS ANNELIDS FROM PHILIPPINE SEAS. l>13 



dull brown. Anus situated dorsally between twentieth and twenty- 

 first somites. Terminal cirri short and stout. 



Head (pi. 48, fig. 16) rounded. Tentacles three, of equal length, 

 the median extending posteriorly for a short distance over the 

 caruncle. Tentacular cirri two, arising at base of first somite. 

 Eyes, two pairs; most posterior pair situated on each side of median 

 portion of caruncle: anterior pair scarcely seen from the dorsal 

 surface. Caruncle large, extending to anterior border of seventh 

 somite. Composed of a middle vertical plicated crest and two hori- 

 zontal plicated portions. Mouth a longitudinal slit surrounded by 

 oral lobe and extending to anterior edge of third somite. 



Parapodia (pi. 49, fig. 1) divided into dorsal and ventral lobes. 

 Dorsal cirri two. The more lateral jointed and borne on a basal 

 portion emerging from the dorsal lobe with the dorsal setae bundle. 

 More median arising near base of gill and extending for short dis- 

 tance beyond gill. Ventral cirrus borne on ventral lobe just below 

 setae bundle. Gills palmate in form, beginning on fifth somite and 

 situated just median to dorsal lobe of parapodium. 



Dorsal setae of two kinds — simple tapering variety (pi. 49, fig. 2) 

 and smooth bifid variety. Ventral setae all smooth bifid (pi. 49, 

 fig. 3). 



Port Maricabau, anchorage, electric light. 



Paratype obtained from station D5249, Laming Point, Gulf of 

 Davao, 23 fathoms, coral and sand bottom. 



Family LEODICIDAE. 

 Genus LEODICE Savigny. 



LEODICE (EUNICE) COLLARIS Ehrenberg. 



Eunice collaris Ehrenberg, Grube (1S78) p. 158, pi. 0, fig. :;. 

 Specimens collected at station D5165, Observation Island, 9 fath- 

 oms, coral bottom. Small specimens collected at station D5157. 

 Tinakta Island, 18 fathoms, fine sand bottom. 



LEODICE (EUNICE) APKRODITOIS (Pallas). 



Eunice aphroditois (Pallas) Grube, 1.87S, p. 14G. 

 Collected in tide pool at Batan Island and at Verde del Sur Island, 

 Palawan 8-10 feet, coral, gravel, and sand bottom. 



LEODICE (EUNICE) MAGELLANICA Mcintosh. 



Eunice magellanica McIntosh (1885), p. 265, pi. 37, figs. 12-15. 

 Specimen collected at station D5589, Mabul Island, 260 fathoms, 

 fine gray sand and gray mud bottom, temperature 45.7°. 



