oie eae 
58 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. = 1906. 
ecaying tissues of older specimens, and appears to Bare! an impor- 
tant part in the liberation of the gemmules. At Port Canning I ~ 
found a crab of the genus Varwna concealed in considerable num- — 
among grass stems coated with S. lacustris. The relations 
between the Freshwater Sponges and the various itcunis associ- 
ated with them i is a Rigi to which I hope to return later. 
Bs 
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