THE KING CRAB 



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Fig. 212. — Diagram of the ventral surface of the same Kinjx- 

 Crab, showing the six legs, the genital operculum {Op) 

 and the branchial plates {Br. app.). Sfr, sub-frontal 

 piece ; Carriy upper lip or camerostome ; M, mouth ; 

 Pmst, anterior sternal plate ; Chi, the chilaria, which are 

 the same parts as are seen in the pentagonal sternum of 

 the Scorpion (Fig. 206, met) and in the oval plate of 

 Pterygotus (Fig. 207, m). 



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