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Procalistes. — On June 16th, Dr. von Willemoes Suhm found among the surface animals 

 mi interesting form, concerning which he wrote in his journal as follows: — "Among the 

 .surface gatherings there is a transparent and very interesting Pteropod, with large eyes 

 on the tentacles and without any 'ptera' or foot. Having obtained three more or less 



Fig. 174.— A somewhat older specimen of [Procalistes) Taonius sulimii, Lankester, drawn by Professor E. Ray Lankester, F.R.S., 

 from a specimen mounted on a glass slide in balsam by R. von Willemoes Suhm ; magnified 20 diameters. 



a, The long " arms " or processes of the fore-foot ; b, the smooth buccal margin devoid of processes ; c, the elongated neck ; 

 d, the pedunculated eyes ; e, the edge of the mantle flap, separated from its attachment to the head and funnel by 

 pressure ; /, the funnel or siphon ; g, the anal process seen through the transparent mantle, and showing a spiral band 

 of black pigment lying in the ink-bag ; h, chromatophores ; i, the pen ; k, the median posterior process of the body ; 

 I, the lateral fins attached to the same ; m, the two horny beaks of the buccal apparatus. 



damaged specimens from which I could not complete its anatomy, I shall have to defer 

 giving a proper account of it. The animal belongs to the Clionidae, and is probably 

 allied to Pelagia, Quoy and Gaimard." 



