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EISEN 



stomium short, rounded. Clitellum not prominent, XII and XIII. 

 Sexual papillae small. Septal glands large, in IV to VI. Peptone- 

 phridia open in IV, end in V, narrow, slightly and irregularly branched. 

 Brain anteriorly and posteriorly convex, ovoid. Dorsal vessel rises in 

 XVI. Intestine narrow and tubular, changing into sacculated intestine 

 in XIV. Spermathecae with a row of six or seven bladder-like diver- 

 ticles around the ampulla ; two small accessory glands at the base of 

 the muscular duct. Sperm-ducts long, narrow, with a small penial 

 bulb, in which is found a set of small glands. No other penial glands. 

 Sperm-funnels cylindrical, straight, about twice as long as broad. 



FIG. 81. Fridericia californica. 



Nephridia with a large anteseptal, frequently contracted at center, and 

 with a straight duct. Lymphocytes of two kinds ; the larger cyanophil, 

 the smaller with erythrophil nucleus. Color pale yellowish white. 



Locality. In moist soil around Laguna Puerca, near San Fran- 

 cisco, California. 



DETAILED DESCRIPTION. 



Spermatheccz. The diverticles are large and with irregular out- 

 lines. Generally one or two diverticles are larger than the others. 

 The duct is even, slightly bent, and somewhat longer than the ampulla. 

 The latter opens into the intestine. The two small glands at the base 

 of the duct are about as wide as the duct. 



Penial bulb. There is only one kind of gland composing the 

 penial bulb. The sperm-ducts enter the bulb near the base, splitting 

 the bulb into two unequal parts. 



