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The families Halocypidae, Cypridae, Darvnnulidue, Nesuleidae, Cytkeridae aud Cytlierel- 

 lidae: The protopodite either has the same extension as according to the previous explanation, 

 with the addition, however, that even the part that was denoted as the endopodite according 

 to this explanation belongs to it; this part is to be considered as an endite on thebasale; cf. 



Ilatocypridae, 



Cypridae, 

 Danvinuliduc. 



.\i'sideidac. 



Cylhcridac. 



ni. 



Fig. VI. — Tlie fil'lli limb; iutordlng to ,,Hk' second method of explanation", one alternative. 



For furl her explanation see tip. W. 



the accompanying figures VI or else the joint situated distally nearest to the vibrators- 

 plate is to be homologized with the first endopodite joint, equipped with an endite process. 

 In the former case the backward pointing branch would represent the whole endopodite, in the 

 latter ca.sc only the second, third and fourtli (>n(l(i]iodit(> joints. In the former cnso the vibratory 

 plate has been displaced proximally. 



