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to the very apex of the mantle cavity. Below it are tlie esophagus 

 and the foot and columellar muscles. In one colony ( Naujan, Mindoro 

 Island, Philippine Islands) it was not uncommon to find in the more 

 highly developed pouches an auxiliary pouch extending down the right 

 side of the body below the right tentacle. 



Table 2. — Contents of brood pouches 

 Specimen No. 1 



Specimen No. 2 



Specimen No. 3 



Young emerge from the pouch on the right side through the birth 

 pore, which also serves as the egg entrance. The pore is bordered by a 

 small, raised fleshy ridge. Young have been observed emerging spire 

 first in living specimens (Agaiia Spring Colony, Guam Island, Mari- 

 anas). There appears to be no special order or time for leaving the 

 pouch, and young of varying sizes have been observed being born 



