Cardiac region of carapace 



Post cardioc stomoch 



Anf. cordioc stomach 



Gostric region of carapace 



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Figure 3. — Left side of sagittal section of a king crab. 



Table 2. — Distribution of stomach fullness 

 in 329 crabs. 



Stomach fullness 



Upper 

 limit of K 



Equivalent 

 percentage 



Number of crabs 

 (in percent) 



The contents of each stomach were 

 examined microscopically. Although the 

 components occasionally were completely 

 unidentifiable masses of torn tissues, for 

 the most part, relatively large pieces of 

 recognizable materials were present in the 

 cinterior part of the cardiac stomach: for 

 example, pelecypod shell fragments, legs 

 and dactyls of crabs, gastropod shell frag- 

 ments and opercula aind legs of brittle 

 stars. Occasionally, complete individuals 

 were found — among these, small brittle 

 stars and amphipods were the most common. 

 Remains in the posterior part of the car- 

 diac stomach were often still recognizable 

 but were more finely broken from the action 

 of the teeth of the gastric mill. Because 

 no bottom fauna from the sampling area was 



