ANALYTICAL INDEX. 
CHAPTER VI.—APHRODITA. 
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This animal of the same family as the preceding, 
Shorter and broader, and, with one exception, covere 
APHRODITA CIRROSA, : é 
Length, breadth, organs, colour, &e., 
The usual motion of the animal is half-running, half-swimming, 
Food, 
Liable to rupture, 
Propagation, c 5 5 5 
This species the largest inhabiting the Scotish seas, 
Plate XXIV. explained, 6 : 
APHRODITA SQUAMATA, 
Length, breadth, &c., 
Presents a perplexing variety, 
Usually dull and languid, 
Food, C : : 
Plate XXIV. explained, 
APHRODITA VARIANS, 
Of variable aspect, 
Length, breadth, colour, &e., 
Account of specimen, 
Devours other Aphrodite, 
Plate XXIV. explained, 
APpHRODITA VELOX, 5 < 4 
Very different, but perhaps not a distinct species, 
Animal described, 6 
Plate XXIV. explained, 
APpHRODITA ARCTA, 
Length, breadth, &., 
A sluggish creature, 
Specimen from Shetland, 
Plate XXIV. explained, 
ApuropiTa ACULEATA,—The Sea Mouse, 
Usually presented as the type of the race, 
Aspect so peculiar it cannot be mistaken, 
Most brilliant of all the lower animals dwelling in the Scotish seas, 
Animal described, 
Always languid, 
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