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the radial tubes and of the basal bulbs of the tentacles is opaque and slightly 
bluish in color. The entoderm of the proboscis is often green. 
This species is common in Suva Harbor in December. It is closely allied to 
Laodicea ulothrix, Haeckel, of the Canary Islands and Bahamas. 
Laodicea fijiana, nov. sp. 
Plate 3, Figs. 9, 10. 
Specific Characters. The umbrella is thin and bell-shaped, and 6 mm. in 
diameter. There are about 70 long, slender, marginal tentacles, the free ends 
of which are usnally coiled in a close helix. These tentacles are very fragile, 
and in the adult Medusa most of them are found to have been broken off near 
to the basal bulbs. In the young jelly-fish, however, they are usually seen ith 
a perfect condition. A single dark brown pigment spot, or ocellus, is found in 
the ectoderm on the inner side of the basal bulbs of about three quarters of the 
tentacle. There are no cirri between the tentacles, but there are about 8 clubs 
that occupy this situation. The velum is well developed. The lower portions 
of the 4 radial tubes, near to the circular canal, are straight and narrow; but 
their upper portions, near to the proboscis, exhibit complex diverticule. The 
gonads are situated upon this complexly developed portion of the radial canals; 
‘and in the female (Figs. 9, 10) the ova are prominent, and project outward in 
grape-like clusters over the surface of the genital organs. The proboscis is 
short and quadratic in cross section, and there are 4 well developed fimbriated 
lips. The entoderm of the proboscis and radial and circular canals is opaque 
and slightly blue in color. 
Common at Suva, Viti Levu Island, in December. 
\ 
Eutimeta levuka, nov. sp. 
Plate 9, Figs. 30, 31. 
’ Generic Characters. Eutimeta, Haeckel, 1879. Leptomeduse with 8 otocysts, 
and 8 tentacles, and with marginal cirri. The proboscis is borne upon a long 
peduncle. The gonads are found upon the 4 radial canals. 
Specific Characters. The bell is thin, and flatter than a hemisphere. It is 
8mm. in diameter. There are 8 well developed hollow tentacles. Four of 
these are about as long as the diameter of the bell, and the 4 others are only 
about one half of this length. Small lateral cirri (see Fig. 31) are found upon 
the sides of these tentacles. In addition to the large tentacles already described, 
there are 24 small papille upon the bell margin, and these are flanked by 
lateral cirri exactly as are the large tentacles. There are 8 otocysts, each one 
of which contains 3-5 otoliths. The velum is large. The 4 radial canals are 
straight and narrow, and the gonads are found upon them near to the circular 
vessel. The peduncle of the proboscis is slender, and 1} times as long as the 
