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of three-fingered appendages on the upper half; on the 

 lower part there are three simple appendages. 



Pound on the gills of Triglce, at Falmouth. 



LernejjtomaLophii, Johnston, sp. — The oviferous tubes 

 in the female are very long, slender, and twisted. Head on 

 each side with a process directed backwards. Thorax divided 

 into four portions by as many contractions. 



Pound on the Angler-fish (Lophius joiscatorius) , on the 

 coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. 



Dr. Baird has named the second tribe 



Anchoracarpacea, from the species being fixed to their 

 prey by means of two long appendages arising from the 

 thorax ; these unite at the base or near the tip only, and 

 end there in a rounded button-like knob. There are no 

 thoracic feet or appendages representing them. In the family 

 Lerneojpodada the arm-shaped appendages are long and 

 united only at the tip. 



Gen. 184. LERNEOPODA, Blainv. 



In the female the body is elongated and oval ; the head 

 short and thick ; there are two pairs of foot-jaws ; the ex- 

 ternal ovaries are moderately long and cylindrical. In the 



