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support laige parat>ites , whereas large species like CalJiopiiif-- Jfrvivsnihis Kr. , Mimftoimf 

 tyx)ica M. Sai'S and Hippolyte, are inliabited by large animals. 



In most species the regular, rounded, ovate or globular shape of the body is inter- 

 rupted in lioiit or a little behind the anterior margin on the ventral side by a small pro- 

 truding head, which as a rule is tolerably well defined at the basis. Tn the adults it 

 is most frequently very small, compared with the trunk; in small, and particularly in 

 recently hatched specimens (pi. VII, fig. 2 e, and especially pi. Ill, fig. 2 c) it is of a very con- 

 siderable size. The reason of this difterence is that the haul and Us organic do not grow or 

 at most grow very little, whereas the trunk greatly increases in size, in order to give room 

 for the mighty production of eggs. In some forms there is no separate head at all, so that 

 its (veiy small) organs: antennulae, antennae, mouth, maxillulae, maxillie and maxillipeds, are 

 situated near each other anteriorly on the ventral side of the vaulted body. In Stenofhochercs 

 (pi. I) the thorax has two rather small pairs of limbs; in the other genera these limbs are quite 

 minute or wanting altogether. In Stenothocheres we find a distinctly marked, prominent 

 abdiimen. — In no species the body shows any vestige of segmentation. 



This will give a general idea of the females. In giving a closer description of their 

 structure I think the best plan is to begin with Spharonella and kindred forms, as the 

 genus Stenothocheres, though in two important points — the size and development of the 

 trunk-legs and the existence of an abdomen — more closely related to less transformed Cope- 

 poda, in other respects is less qualified for serving as base of the description. 



I. Homoeoscelis , Sphceronella and Choniostoma. Many species have a prominent, 

 well defined head: the back, front part and sides are evenly vaulted and pretty well chiti- 

 nised, and the chitinous border to the front and on the sides stands out a little beyond the 

 ventral side, which is partly covered by a soft membrane, and has a somewhat concave 

 surface. Seen from below, the sides of the head are arched posteriorly, for the above- 

 mentioned protruding lateral borders are somewhat removed from the outline of the head; 

 they are generally ciliated, whereas the margin of the frontal border is mostly hairless. As 

 a rule, a narrow, arched, transversal list, or two narrow, parallel lists, proceeding from the 

 posterior ends of the lateral margins and passing behind the basis of the maxillipeds, forms 

 or form the posterior limit of the head. Sometimes this list is interrupted at the median 

 line (pi. Ill, fig. 2c), sometimes it does not reach the lateral margins (pi. VIII, fig. Id). 



Choniostoma (pi. XI) at first sight seems to have no distinct head at all , however, 

 the above-described borders in front, posteriorly and on each side remain, forming a frame 

 round the soft area, in the middle of which the mouth and its appendages are situated. 

 The front part of this frame m Chon. Hansenii (pi. XI, fig. 2d) rises a little beyond its sur- 

 roundings, thus representing the only lemaining part of the anterior and upper surface of 

 the head. 



Sphmr. Acanthozonis (pi. VII, fig. 5a and 5b) presents a fine intermediate form 

 between Choniostoma Hansenii and the species that have a well defined, prominent head 



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