THE LOBSTER AS A TYPE OF CRUSTACEA 13 



Following the series of appendages forwards from 

 the third maxilliped (Fig. 5), it is easy to trace the 

 gradual reduction of the endopodite and exopodite ; 



en 



ex 



.sc 



ex 



Cfi 



Fig. 5 — Appendages of Lobster in Front of Third Maxilliped 



A, Eye-stalk ; B, antennule ; C, antenna (the flagellum is cut short) ; 

 D, mandible; E, maxillula ; F, maxilla; G, first maxilliped ; H, 

 second maxilliped. m, Endopodite ; 6/>, epipodite ; ^;ir, exopodite ; 

 gn, gnathobases, or jaw-plates; /, palp of mandible; sc, scapho- 

 gnathite 



