540 GEOFFREY SMITH. 
spicuous globular head and a long flagellum (text-fig. 42). 
They resemble closely the spermatozoa of all the Peracarida. 
The spermatophores are horseshoe-shaped bodies about half 
an inch in length, with a constriction near the middle. ‘They 
possess a fine chitinous investment on the outside, as well as 
TEXT-FIG, 42. 
Spermatozoon of Anaspides tasmaniw. X about 50. 
the albuminous material within. They are placed by the 
male into the spermatheca of the female, where they may be 
sometimes found protruding their horn-lhke ends to the 
TExT-FIG. 43. 
43. 
Spermatophores of Anaspides tasmaniz. X 3. 
exterior. After the spermatozoa have passed out of them 
into the spermatheca they soon drop off. 
The filiform character of the spermatozoa is a Peracaridan 
character; the presence of definite spermatophores is 
Kucaridan. 
