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podia ])ecoine later enclosed in grooves in the corona, and are 

 reduced to vestiges in the adult. 



The Auricularia is the only type of Dipleurula in which 

 larval mouth and anus are retained. For this reason it has been 



Fig. 291. — Four views of Echiuopluteus from the left side, to show the metamorphosis. 

 A, B, and C are taken from the development of Echhius miliaris. D is a young 

 Echinus esculentus. The rudiment of the oral disc of the Echinus is seen 

 beginning in B and larger in C. ad.stom, Adult stomodaeum ; cil.ad, adoral ciliated 

 band ; cil.ep, ciliated epaulette ; coe, coelom ; d.sp, prismatic spine of dorsal surface 

 (periproct) of adult ; ech, rudiment of Echinus ; int, intestine ; l.oes, larval oeso- 

 phagus ; mp, madreporic pore ; nerve circ, nerve - ring of adult ; ^;orf, first paired 

 tube - feet ; st, stomach ; t, terminal tentacle of the radial band ; v.sp, pointed 

 ventral spine of adult. A, B, and D magnified 45 diameters ; C, 60 diameters. 



supposed that its median plane of symmetry remains the median 

 plane of the adult. The researches of Bury ^ have shown that 

 tliis is not so. As in other types of Dipleurula (with the 

 possible exception of the Ophiopluteus) the adult position of the 



The Metamorphosis of Echinoderms," Quart. Journ. Micr. Sc. xxxviii. 1S95, 



