﻿WORMS COLLECTED AT BEAUFORT, N. C. — PEARSE 37 



Class NEMERTEA 

 Order Hoplonemertea 



CARCINONEMERTES CARCINOPHILA (Kiilliker) 



Nineteen blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, examined on June 

 24 averaged about 83 nemerteans each. These were mostly among 

 the gills, but some were among the abdominal appendages. 



Order Bdellonemertea 



MALACOBDELLA GROSSA (MuUer) 



The clam Venus mercenaria Linnaeus was often infested with these 

 parasites. On June 1, eight hosts yielded three ; on June 17, nine hosts 

 six (three in one host) ; and on July 25 five hosts one; an average of 

 0.45 per host. 



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