These abbreviations are used in the text figures as well as in those 
of the plates. 
an.—anus. 
at. o.—atrial orifice 
br.—branchae. 
br. o.—branchial orifice. 
coe.—Cecum of intestine of sexual 
zooid. 
el.—eleoblast. 
end.—endostyle. 
emb.—embryos. 
es.— esophagus. 
d. p.—dorsal process of nurse. 
gn.— ganglion. 
gl.—** gill.’?’ 
ht.—heart. 
hy.—hypophysis. 
i. c.—Intestinal appendages. 
int.—intestine. 
nu.—* ‘nucleus. ’’ 
oc.— otoeyst. 
ov.—ovary. 
p. a.—post abdomen. 
p. br, b.—peripharyngeal band. 
pd.—peduncle for attachment of 
sexual zooid to stolon. 
ped.—peduncle. 
pla.—placenta. 
s.—stomach. 
sto.—stolon. 
tes.—testis. 
v. p.—ventral process of phorozooid. 
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