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idctii siili gciiiis rcdigi millarii aliajii ol) causanu (jnaiii. iil iiiccliniii aliqiiud iii spccicruin ciiius- 

 qiie gciicris iiumcio iiivciiialur , coulra discipliuac lcgcs cssc apparcl. 



l'riusqnain dc aliorum agam scriploruin dislriliulioiiibus , brcviler quod milii uiiiciiiu 

 ^idcalur dislriliutioius vcrum principiuin , ul crilicac nicac fuiidamciilum c.xponam. — Holo- 

 iliuiias iain supra quasi mcdias inlcr Radiaria, Annclidcs ct Mollusca posilas csse di.xi. 

 A jnioii igitur cliam alias ad liadiaria, alias atl Aiinciidcs , alias ad Molhisca propiiis 

 acccdcrc ct ila iu naluralcs scIuik las cssc liil)iis concliidciidiiin csl. Vcriiiu ciiain nulla llico- 

 riac lialiila ralionc id adco inoLulos iiicurril, iit lionio disci])liiianiin lialuraliiim pcnilus cxpcrs 

 hololliiiiiam noslram Jiciclii aut chirodolaiu ( Esclihol/.ii i lunihiirilbrmcin vcriiiciu aliqucni, 

 liololhuriai:i autcni aigum aul squainalaiii liiiiaccin appcllarcl: el cgo ipsc Minyadem priino 

 dclinealionis coiispcclu cchinuni cssc crcdchani. Ut aulcin reclc lias ^arias holoiliuriarnm in- 

 lcllic^as rclaliones, ct foriiiae extcrnae ct constructionis aiialomicae habcnda cst ralio. 



Ea , quaiii Okcn sccundum formain c.\lcriiam fccil disUiliutioncin , valdc congrua iiatuiac 

 luilii cssc vidclur. Qualuor eiiim habct gcncra , quoruin in duohiis nulhini intcr dorsuin el 

 \cnlicin discriiiicn , ct allcriiiii liisiforinc, ahcruin aii;j;iilatum cst. In duobus, quac hacc sc- 

 qiumlur, gcncrilius . rcpcrilur lioc discriincii . cl , quiiiii iii psolis hiciilciiluis, qiiain iii holo- 

 tliiiriis >eris, illos limacibus, lias vermilnis similiorcs cssc dicit. 



Cinicr quidem, ut Okcn . sccunduiii pcduin iiipriniis {lisliiluilionein liololhurias dividil, 

 scd niaiorcm , ijuac Okciiii distribulioiii inest , oniiltil vciilalcin. llii pcdum igilur dis- 

 triluilio cuin toio lia!)ilu corjioris congriiit, iil iii cucumaiiis, naturac convenit disfribulio 

 (Jiiviciii. Sed sacpissimc v. c. in holoth. , in qniiuis hiciilciilissimuiii inest inlcr tcrgnm ct 

 \ciilrciii (liscrimcn , si diligculins inquiras, cliam iii lcrgo invcnics pcdcs. Ila hol. tiiliulosam, 

 ciii obsolctum liol. trcnuilac ni)iiicii dat Cuxicr, noii ad (inarl.iin scd ad scxlam suaiu adscii- 

 licrc cUhchat IrihLuii. Hololh. anlcm rcgalcni (Coliiii iiac) iii aliani (p'am hol. Inluilosam 

 iiiscrcic Irihnm, coiilra iialnraiii niihi vidclur. 



i'.(pii(lcni cx loco ct quasi provincia, (luam holothniiarniii gcns in rcgno animali lciicl, 

 in \arias iialuralcs cliain faniilias carii dislrihncudaiii cssc cciisco, alipic hoc priiicipiuiu sccii- 

 tiis, qiran(]uaiii pleruiiiquc cxlcrnam tanluin adhilicrc polui fonnain. taiiicn cliaiii siriicturam 

 intcriiaiu (hslriluitioni nicae congruain essc, cuir. ajnioii, Inin sccundum ca jiauca . qiiae liiic- 

 iis(|iic (ic siugulariim sjjccicium discriminc comjicri aiialoiiiico , j)crsuasuin liabco. Mciius 

 autciii ccnseo , in ijisa sjiccici iiiii dcscrijitioiic singnlas incarnni Irihuum rcfcrrc icla!ioncs. 



