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Figure 77. — a, Cnemidocarpa fertilis (Hartmcyer): entire animal, b-e, Cnetnidocarpa 

 macTogastra (Oka): b, entire specimen; c, left half of mantle body, inner side; d, ciliated 

 groove; e, edge of dorsal lamina. 



92. Cnemidocarpa fertilis (Harlnieyer) 



Figure 77a 



Styela fertilis Hartmeyer, 1906, p. 10. 



Cnemidocarpa fertilis Tokioka, 1953a, p. 2.56, pi. 55, fig.s. 1-10; pi. 56, figs. 1-9; 

 pi. 57, figs. 1-10. 



MATERIAL EXAMINED 



Japan: Honshu Island; off Manazuru Zaki, N. 8° W., 4.5 uii. ; Albatross sta. 

 3698. Four specimens (USNM 11775). 



Description. — Four specimens were found in the bottle in which 

 Herdmania momus Savigny (cat. no. 11780) from Japanese waters 

 were preserved. They are respectively 18, 21, 25, and 29 mm, in length, 

 oval in shape, and attached to the substratum by the posterior left 

 ventral side. Branchial aperture subterminal and anterior margin 

 of short atrial siphon situated at middle of body. Test extremely thin, 

 but considerably tough, grayish, with glistening silverj' white; sur- 

 face smooth. Gonads 6 on right (five in a group, one solitary) and 13 

 (divided into two groups consisting of 8 and 5 gonads) on left side 

 in dissected 18 mm. long individual. Several copepods found in some 

 specimens, many gymnothecous hydrozoan polyps attached on inner 

 surface of branchial siphon in an examined specimen. 



93. Cnemidocarpa macrogastra (Oka) 



FlGLKES llb-C 



Stycla macrofjastra Oka, 1935, p. 450, figs. 20-21. 



Cnemidocarpa macrogastra Tokioka, 1953a, p. 260. fig. 18; pi. ,59, figs. 1-7. — 



Tokioka, 1953b, p. 15.— Tokioka, 19.53c, p. 27. fig. 1; pi. 1, fig. 1.— Tokioka, 



1954b, p. 88.— Tokioka, 1959a, p. 231, pi. 16, fig. 2.5. 



