NERVOUS SYSTEM OF CRUSTACEA. 



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here perfectly distinct from one another, and 

 even separated by a small interval : they present 

 a series of ganglia, which are nearly of equal 

 size, and equidistant from one another, one pair 

 corresponding to each segment of the body,* 

 and united by transverse threads : and other 

 filaments, diverging laterally, proceed from each 

 ganglion. During the progress of growth, the 

 longitudinal cords approach somewhat nearer to 

 each other, but still remain perfectly distinct. 



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The first pair of ganglia, or the cephalic, have 

 been considered, though improperly, as the 

 brain of the animal. 



The next step in the gradation occurs in the 



* These se2:ments are numbered in this and the following: 

 figure in their proper order, beginning with that near the head. 

 A is the external antenna ; a, the internal antenna ; and e, the 

 eye. 



