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40 (41) Spines of unequal size and shape set in a basal piece. 



Dalyellia dodgei von Graff 1911. 



Length rarely more than i mm Integument colorless. Intestine greenish from contained 

 algae. Mesenchyma mottled with sepia-brown pigment. Eyes black. Found very commonly 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



FIG. 606. Dalyellia dodgei. (A) Ventral view slightly- compressed. X 65. (B) Male copulatory organ 

 strongly compressed. Explanation of figures: be. bursa copulatrix; ch, chitinous organ; cp, adhesive 

 papillae; i, intestine; e, egg; b, brain; ov, ovary; go genital pore; gp, grasping papillae of pharynx; vg, 

 vesicula granulorum; m, mouth; mgc, male genital canal; ph, pharynx; pe, cirrus; pi, mesenchyma pig- 

 ment; rs, receptaculum seminalis; sp, sperm masses; te, testes; vi, yolk gland, vs, vesicula seminalis. Much 

 enlarged. (After von Graff.) 



41 (40) Spines of same size and shape, arranged loosely in a ring without a 



basal piece 42 



42 (43) With a crown of about 16 spines, tapering from base to the point. 



Dalyellia eastmani von Graff 1911. 



Length 0.3 to 0.5 mm. Color of me- 

 senchymatous fluid pale yellow with 

 spherical bodies which contain cinnamon- 

 brown granules in a clear brown fluid. 

 Rhabdites short and relatively thick and 

 rounded at both ends. Rochester, N. Y. 



FIG. 607. Dalyellia eastmani. (A) Ventral 

 view uncompressed. X 100. (B) Male copula- 

 tory apparatus. X6oo. Explanation of figures: 

 be, bursa copulatrix; be, , blind sack of burs.i; 

 be,,, opening of blind sac; e, egg; g, brain: m, 

 mouth; ge, ovary; go, genital pore; rs, recepta- 

 culum seminis; vs, vesicula seminalis; te, testes; 

 vi, yolk gland; ag, common atrium; o, opening 

 of the male copulatory organs into genital canal; 

 vg, vesicula granulorum; sp, sperm mass; ch, 

 chitinous crown of spines; da, intestine; ph, 

 pharynx; sb, granules of secretion. (After von 



