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CRUSTACEA. 



Nebalia (Leach). Carapace large, inclosing 

 head, thorax, and part of abdomen ; antennae two 

 pairs, large, branched; eyes two-stalked; feet 

 twelve pairs, eight being branchial, and four 

 natatory. 



N. bipes. Fig. 222 ; f . 



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Order II. EDBIOPHTHALMA. 



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Abdomen a rudimentary tubercle, 

 without distinct members. Branchial 

 vesicles suspended from the thorax. Lcemodipoda. 



Abdomen well-developed, and pro- 

 vided with five or six pairs of mem- 

 bers. 



Branchial vesicles almost always 

 absent from the thorax. First five 

 pairs of abdominal members almost of 

 the same form, unsuited to locomotion, 

 and apparently serving as gills . . . 

 Branchial vesicles under thorax. 

 First five pairs of abdominal mem- 

 bers diversely formed, and serving for 

 locomotion . . 



Sub- Order I. LOEMODIPODA. 



Caprella (Lamk.). Body lengthened, slender, 

 cylindrical ; both pairs of antennae well developed ; 



