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DECAPODA FROM ALBATROSS DREDGINGS. 

 GALATHEIDEA. 



355 



MuNiDA Caeib^a 1 Smith. 



Bull. Mus. Comp. Zoo]., x, p. 22, pi. 10, fig. 1, 1882; Proc. National Mus., 

 vi, p. 40, pi. 3, tig. 11, 1883. 



Specimens examived. 



Galacantha rostrata a. M.-Edwards. 



Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge, viii, p. 52, 1880; Smitb, ibid., x, p. 21, 

 pi. 9, figH. 2, 2% 1882. 



Specimens examined. 



Soon after preservation in alcohol and before the colors had changed 

 materially from tliose of life, the large specimen, 7078, was dark-pur- 

 plish red, except the flagella of the antennae, which were lighter red 

 than the body (the flagella of the antennulse were wanting), and the 

 eyes, which were nearly white. 



The eggs are about 3 ^^ in diameter in freshly-preserved alcoholic 

 specimens. 



Three specimens give the following measurements in millimeters: 



Number of specimen, 

 station 



7079 

 2052 



5485 

 2095 



7078 

 2052 



Length from tip of rostrum to tip of telaon. . 

 Length of carapax to bases of rostral spines. 



Greatest bn-adth excluding spines 



Greatest breadth including spines 



Length of rostrum above its lateral spines. .. 



Length of gastric spine 



Greatest brtadth pleon 



Greatest diameter of eye 



Length of cheliped 



Length of chela 



Length of dactvlns 



Length of tirst ambulatory perajopod 



Length of posterior peraeopod 



d 



26.0 



12.7 

 9.8 



11.0 

 3.1 

 3.1 

 7.8 

 1.2 



18.0 

 7.0 

 4.0 



? 



96. 

 45.0 

 37.0 

 39.5 



8.0 



9.1 

 35.0 



4.0 

 57.0 

 25.0 

 14.0 

 70.0 

 49.0 



