16 CLASSIFICATION. ^ 2. 



THIRD GROUP. 



VERMES. 



Animals with an elongated, symmetrical body, and whose organs are 

 arranged along a longitudinal axis ; so that right and left, dorsal and 

 ventral aspects may be indicated. 



The central nervous mass consists of a cervical ganglion, with or with- 

 out a chain of abdominal ganglia. 



Class VI. Helminthes. 

 Class VII. Turbellarii. 

 ' Class VIII. Rotatorii. 

 Class IX. Annulati. 



FOURTH GROUP. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Animals of a varied form, and whose bodies are surrounded by a fleshy 

 mantle. The central nervous masses consist of ganglia, some of which 

 surround the oesophagus, and others, connected by nervous filaments, are 

 scattered through the body. 



Class X. Acephala. 

 Class XI. Cephalophora. 

 Class XII. Cephalopoda. 



FIFTH GROUP. 



ARTHROPOD A. 



Animals having a perfectly symmetrical form, and articulated organs 

 of locomotion. The central masses of the nervous system consist of a 

 ring of ganglia surrounding the oesophagus, from which proceeds a chain of 

 abdominal ganglia. 



Class XIII. Crustacea. 



Class XIV. Arachnida. 



Class XV. Insecta. 



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§2. 



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