392 HYALONEMA (THALLONEMA) GEMINATUM. 
Among the amphidiscs two main kinds can be distinguished morphologi- 
cally : — larger ones with relatively large anchors, and smaller ones with relatively 
medium-sized or small anchors. I consider the former as macramphidises, the 
latter as micramphidises. 
Among the macramphidises three subgroups can be distinguished morpho- 
logically: — a, large ones with short and broad anchors, some to most of the 
teeth of which are branched; 6, middle-sized ones with short and broad anchors, 
and simple teeth; and c, smaller ones with long and broad anchors and simple 
teeth. These three macramphidise groups are connected by transitional forms 
both morphologically and biometrically. The morphological connections be- 
tween b and c are macramphidises under middle size with anchors of medium 
length. The morphological connections between a and b are large macramphi- 
dises in which only one or two anchor-teeth are branched. 
As the length frequency-curve pertaining to the macramphidises in Figure 26 
shows, there is a conspicuous enough depression separating biometrically the 
bulk of 6 from c; on the other hand the depression between the bulk of a and 
the bulk of 6 is very insignificant. Although the three subgroups of macram- 
phidises are thus rather closely connected both morphologically and biometri- 
cally, I think the difference between them sufficient for a separate description. 
The micramphidises are very various in size, their length ranging from 16— 
92 u. They are, however, morphologically all very much alike. The length 
frequency-curve pertaining to them is, as the figure shows, exceedingly irregular 
and has no less than six low elevations in its left part (which pertains to the 
smaller forms) and one high elevation in its right end-part (which pertains 
to the largest forms). According to this one might divide these amphidiscs into 
two subgroups: — large micramphidises for those to which the simple high ele- 
vation in the right-hand end-part of the curve pertains, and small micram- 
phidises for those to which the irregular left-hand and central parts of the 
curve pertain. Since, however, there is but very little morphological difference 
between the former and the latter, I refrain from doing so. 
I accordingly distinguish four kinds of amphidiscs in this species: — 1, 
geminate, 2, large, and 3, small macramphidises; and 4, micramphidiscs. 
The geminate macramphidiscs (Plate 104, figs. 1-5, 8, 11, 12; Plate 105, 
figs. 1-14) are 210-360 u long, most frequently about 278 ». The shaft is 21-31 yu 
thick, straight or slightly curved, and usually quite smooth and simply cylindri- 
cal. Sometimes a large, terminally rounded spine or branch, 20-30 u long, arises 
from the middle-part of the shaft (Plate 105, fig. 3). When such a spine is present 
