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the right, the anal segment with an irregular dorsal projection 

 turned to the left; left caudal ramus the smaller; end segment of 

 fifth legs tapered to a single acute point, inner margin smooth, outer 

 with 3 minute spinules. Total length, 2.5-2.T5 mm. 



Male. — A little smaller than the female and more slender; the 

 right spine at the corner of the fifth segment larger than the left, 

 curved inward and reaching the posterior margin of the genital seg- 

 ment; genital segment with a short acuminate process on the right 

 side at the posterior end; the second segment of the right fifth leg 



Figure 95. — Candacia armata: a. Female, dorsal; 6, male, dorsal; c, male, 

 right first antenna; d, male, fifth legs; e, female, fifth legs. (From W. 

 M. Wheeler) 



is stouter and its inner process shorter, and the end segment is also 

 shorter than in norvegica^ forming what Sars termed " a somewhat 

 irregular chela " rather than scissor blades. Total length, 2.25- 

 2.6 mm. 



Remarks. — This is another of Boeck's questionable species that was 

 fully established by Sars. It is more widely distributed than nor- 

 vegica and is the form found in considerable numbers by Wheeler 

 in the Gulf Stream south of Marthas Vineyard and identified by him 

 as Candacia fectinata Brady, which is a synonym of the present 

 species. The fifth legs in both sexes furnish a ready means of 

 identification. 



