THE NEMATOIDEA. 



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4. A cavity formed by invagination of the ectoderm 

 (epicoele). 



And whether any given perivisceral cavity belongs to one 

 or other of these types can only be detennined by working 

 out its development. 



The Nematoidea. — The "Thread-worms " have elongated, 

 rounded bodies, which usually taper toward one or both ends; 

 they are not divided into segments, and they are devoid of 

 limbs, though they may occasionally be provided with seti- 

 f orm spines or papillae. In Besmoscolex^ tlie papillae and setae 

 acquire an ahnost Annelidan aspect, and the amiulation of 

 the body is much more distinct than in any other Nematoid 

 Worm. 



Fig. 155.—AnguUli(labrevi\mnus. (After Claus.) ^ 



I. Male. II. Female. III. Female genital organs. lY. Seminal corpuscles in dif- 

 ferent stages of development. 



c, cesophagu^i ; a', ciiitiiiized oral capsule ; c, gastric, and d. rectal, portion of the 

 alimentary canal. A, anus; gg\ anterior and posterior thickenings with their 

 commissures ; G, sexual aperture ; F, fatty-looking eland ; r, dilatation of the 

 uterus, serving as a receptaculum seniinis ; Z>, unicellular cutancons glands at the 

 anal extremity ; J)^, "glandular mass, with its excretory duct above tUe gizzard ; 

 ot\ ovarium ; '7"', testis ; S, seminal corpuscles. 



1 "Ueber einige in Humus lebeudo Anguilluliuen." {Zeitschri/i fiir 

 ZoologiCy xU.) 



